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

The perpetuation of symbioses through host generations relies on symbiont transmission.
Horizontally transmitted symbionts are taken up from the environment anew by each host …

Wolbachia are maternally transmitted symbiotic bacteria that can spread within insect
populations because of their unique ability to manipulate host reproduction. When …

Genetics can potentially provide new, species-specific, environmentally friendly methods for
mosquito control. Genetic control strategies aim either to suppress target populations or to …

Wolbachia are the most abundant bacterial endosymbionts among arthropods. Although
maternally inherited, they do not conform to the widespread view that vertical transmission …

Mosquito species, members of the genera Aedes, Anopheles and Culex, are the major
vectors of human pathogens including protozoa (Plasmodium sp.), filariae and of a variety of …

The first edition of Tanada and Kaya's Insect Pathology is the standard reference in the field
for researchers and both undergraduate and graduate students and is well known …

Wolbachia is an intracellular endosymbiont infecting most arthropod and some filarial
nematode species that is vertically transmitted through the maternal lineage. Due to this …

Research on the intracellular bacterial symbiont Wolbachia has grown on many levels,
providing interesting insights on various aspects of the microbe's biology. Although data …

Mosquito-borne diseases present a significant threat to human health, with the possibility of
outbreaks of new mosquito-borne diseases always looming. Unfortunately, current …