▪ Abstract Wolbachia are a common and widespread group of bacteria found in reproductive
tissues of arthropods. These bacteria are transmitted through the cytoplasm of eggs and …

▪ Abstract The α-proteobacterium Wolbachia pipientis is a very common cytoplasmic
symbiont of insects, crustaceans, mites, and filarial nematodes. To enhance its transmission …

1. Bacterial symbionts play a prominent role in insect nutritional ecology by aiding in
digestion of food or providing nutrients that are limited or lacking in the diet. Thereby …

Recent decades have witnessed an explosion of theoretical and empirical studies of sex
allocation, transforming how we understand the allocation of resources to male and female …

In recent years the human microbiome has become a growing area of research and it is
becoming clear that the microbiome of humans plays an important role for human health …

IN Drosophila simulans in California, an inherited cytoplasmic incompatibility factor reduces
egg hatch when infected males mate with uninfected females1–7. The infection is spreading …

Progress has been made in develo** the maternally inherited endosymbiotic bacterium
Wolbachia as a tool for protecting humans from mosquito-borne diseases. In contrast …

A proposed strategy to aid in controlling the growing burden of vector-borne disease is
population replacement, in which a natural vector population is replaced by a population …

Introduction Dengue is one of the most widespread mosquito-borne diseases in the world.
The causative agent, dengue virus (DENV), is primarily transmitted by the mosquito Aedes …

Inherited microorganisms that manipulate the reproduction of their host are a common
feature in arthropod biology. Although research initially concentrated on why these …