Symbiont-mediated cytoplasmic incompatibility: what have we learned in 50 years?

JD Shropshire, B Leigh, SR Bordenstein - Elife, 2020 - elifesciences.org
Cytoplasmic incompatibility (CI) is the most common symbiont-induced reproductive
manipulation. Specifically, symbiont-induced sperm modifications cause catastrophic mitotic …

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 …

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 ecology and evolution of microbes that manipulate host reproduction

J Engelstädter, GDD Hurst - Annual Review of Ecology …, 2009 - annualreviews.org
Inherited microorganisms that manipulate the reproduction of their host are a common
feature in arthropod biology. Although research initially concentrated on why these …

Wolbachia-induced cytoplasmic incompatibility as a means for insect pest population control

S Zabalou, M Riegler… - Proceedings of the …, 2004 - National Acad Sciences
Biological control is the purposeful introduction of parasites, predators, and pathogens to
reduce or suppress pest populations. Wolbachia are inherited bacteria of arthropods that …

[HTML][HTML] Wolbachia infections are distributed throughout insect somatic and germ line tissues

SL Dobson, K Bourtzis, HR Braig, BF Jones… - Insect biochemistry and …, 1999 - Elsevier
Wolbachia are intracellular microorganisms that form maternally-inherited infections within
numerous arthropod species. These bacteria have drawn much attention, due in part to the …

Sterile insect technique and Wolbachia symbiosis as potential tools for the control of the invasive species Drosophila suzukii

K Nikolouli, H Colinet, D Renault, T Enriquez… - Journal of pest …, 2018 - Springer
Drosophila suzukii, a vinegar fly originated from Southeast Asia, has recently invaded
western countries, and it has been recognized as an important threat of a wide variety of …

One prophage WO gene rescues cytoplasmic incompatibility in Drosophila melanogaster

JD Shropshire, J On, EM Layton… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - National Acad Sciences
Wolbachia are maternally inherited, intracellular bacteria at the forefront of vector control
efforts to curb arbovirus transmission. In international field trials, the cytoplasmic …

The toxin–antidote model of cytoplasmic incompatibility: genetics and evolutionary implications

JF Beckmann, M Bonneau, H Chen, M Hochstrasser… - Trends in Genetics, 2019 - cell.com
Wolbachia bacteria inhabit the cells of about half of all arthropod species, an unparalleled
success stemming in large part from selfish invasive strategies. Cytoplasmic incompatibility …

Male-killing Wolbachia in Drosophila: a temperature-sensitive trait with a threshold bacterial density

GDD Hurst, AP Johnson, JHG Schulenburg… - Genetics, 2000 - academic.oup.com
Inherited microorganisms that disturb the reproduction of their host have been characterized
from a number of host taxa. To understand the general principles underlying the genetic and …