Wolbachia are successful Gram-negative bacterial endosymbionts, globally infecting a large
fraction of arthropod species and filarial nematodes. Efficient vertical transmission, the …

Symbiosis between intracellular bacteria (endosymbionts) and animals are widespread. The
alphaproteobacterium Wolbachia pipientis is known to maintain a variety of symbiotic …

The long-term survival of any multicellular species depends on the success of its germline in
producing high-quality gametes and maximizing survival of the offspring. Studies in …

Wolbachia pipientis is a maternally transmitted bacterium that mostly colonizes arthropods,
including the mosquito Aedes fluviatilis, potentially affecting different aspects of host …

Wolbachia is an intracellular bacterium that infects a remarkable range of insect hosts.
Insects such as mosquitos act as vectors for many devastating human viruses such as …

Background The insect endosymbiotic bacterium Wolbachia is being deployed in field
populations of the mosquito Aedes aegypti for biological control. This microbe prevents the …

Wolbachia is a maternally-transmitted endosymbiotic bacteria that infects a large diversity of
arthropod and nematode hosts. Some strains of Wolbachia are parasitic, manipulating host …

Abstract Background The Neotropical fruit fly Drosophila paulistorum (Diptera:
Drosophilidae) is a species complex in statu nascendi comprising six reproductively isolated …

Wolbachia pipientis is an incredibly widespread bacterial symbiont of insects, present in an
estimated 25 to 52% of species worldwide. Wolbachia is faithfully maternally transmitted …

Background Little is known about how bacterial endosymbionts colonize host tissues.
Because many insect endosymbionts are maternally transmitted, egg colonization is critical …