The cellular lives of Wolbachia

J Porter, W Sullivan - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2023‏ - nature.com
Wolbachia are successful Gram-negative bacterial endosymbionts, globally infecting a large
fraction of arthropod species and filarial nematodes. Efficient vertical transmission, the …

BIOLOGY OF WOLBACHIA

JH Werren - Annual review of entomology, 1997‏ - annualreviews.org
▪ 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 …

Phylogeny and PCR–based classification of Wolbachia strains using wsp gene sequences

W Zhou, F Rousset, S O'Neill - Proceedings of the …, 1998‏ - royalsocietypublishing.org
Wolbachia are a group of intracellular inherited bacteria that infect a wide range of
arthropods. They are associated with a number of different reproductive phenotypes in their …

Wolbachia Pipientis: Microbial Manipulator of Arthropod Reproduction

R Stouthamer, JAJ Breeuwer… - Annual Reviews in …, 1999‏ - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract The α-proteobacterium Wolbachia pipientis is a very common cytoplasmic
symbiont of insects, crustaceans, mites, and filarial nematodes. To enhance its transmission …

Bad guys turned nice? A critical assessment of Wolbachia mutualisms in arthropod hosts

R Zug, P Hammerstein - Biological Reviews, 2015‏ - Wiley Online Library
Wolbachia are the most abundant bacterial endosymbionts among arthropods. Although
maternally inherited, they do not conform to the widespread view that vertical transmission …

Cloning and Characterization of a Gene Encoding the Major Surface Protein of the Bacterial EndosymbiontWolbachia pipientis

HR Braig, W Zhou, SL Dobson… - Journal of bacteriology, 1998‏ - Am Soc Microbiol
The maternally inherited intracellular symbiont Wolbachia pipientis is well known for
inducing a variety of reproductive abnormalities in the diverse arthropod hosts it infects. It …

The Wolbachia strain wAu provides highly efficient virus transmission blocking in Aedes aegypti

TH Ant, CS Herd, V Geoghegan, AA Hoffmann… - PLoS …, 2018‏ - journals.plos.org
Introduced transinfections of the inherited bacteria Wolbachia can inhibit transmission of
viruses by Aedes mosquitoes, and in Ae. aegypti are now being deployed for dengue control …

Wolbachia, normally a symbiont of Drosophila, can be virulent, causing degeneration and early death

KT Min, S Benzer - Proceedings of the National Academy of …, 1997‏ - National Acad Sciences
Wolbachia, a maternally transmitted microorganism of the Rickettsial family, is known to
cause cytoplasmic incompatibility, parthenogenesis, or feminization in various insect …

Symbiont-mediated protection in insect hosts

JC Brownlie, KN Johnson - Trends in microbiology, 2009‏ - cell.com
Microbes influence the ecology and evolution of their hosts in a variety of ways, including the
formation of life-long beneficial or detrimental parasitic infections. Understanding the …

Symbionts Commonly Provide Broad Spectrum Resistance to Viruses in Insects: A Comparative Analysis of Wolbachia Strains

J Martinez, B Longdon, S Bauer, YS Chan… - PLoS …, 2014‏ - journals.plos.org
In the last decade, bacterial symbionts have been shown to play an important role in
protecting hosts against pathogens. Wolbachia, a widespread symbiont in arthropods, can …