Cytoplasmic incompatibility (CI) is the most common symbiont-induced reproductive
manipulation. Specifically, symbiont-induced sperm modifications cause catastrophic mitotic …

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

Aedes aegypti mosquitoes infected with Wolbachia bacteria are currently being released for
arbovirus suppression around the world. Their potential to invade populations and persist …

Background The bacterial endosymbiont Wolbachia pipientis has been shown to increase
host resistance to viral infection in native Drosophila hosts and in the normally Wolbachia …

Insect Symbiosis summarizes the current knowledge of the relationship between symbiotic
organisms and their insect hosts and provides an unparalleled analysis of cutting-edge …

The bacterial endosymbiont Wolbachia manipulates arthropod reproduction to facilitate its
maternal spread through host populations. The most common manipulation is cytoplasmic …

Wolbachia are endosymbionts found in many insects with the potential to suppress
vectorborne diseases, particularly through interfering with pathogen transmission …

Wolbachia bacteria are now being introduced into Aedes aegypti mosquito populations for
dengue control. When Wolbachia infections are at a high frequency, they influence the local …

Heritable microbes represent an important component of the biology, ecology and evolution
of many plants, animals and fungi, acting as both parasites and partners. In this review, we …

Field populations of Drosophila melanogaster are often infected with Wolbachia, a vertically
transmitted microorganism. Under laboratory conditions the infection causes partial …