Wolbachia: endosymbiont of onchocercid nematodes and their vectors

RRS Manoj, MS Latrofa, S Epis, D Otranto - Parasites & vectors, 2021 - Springer
Background Wolbachia is an obligate intracellular maternally transmitted, gram-negative
bacterium which forms a spectrum of endosymbiotic relationships from parasitism to …

Wolbachia in butterflies and moths: geographic structure in infection frequency

MZ Ahmed, EV Araujo-Jnr, JJ Welch, AY Kawahara - Frontiers in Zoology, 2015 - Springer
Abstract Introduction Butterflies and moths (Lepidoptera) constitute one of the most diverse
insect orders, and play an important role in ecosystem function. However, little is known in …

Still a Host of Hosts for Wolbachia: Analysis of Recent Data Suggests That 40% of Terrestrial Arthropod Species Are Infected

R Zug, P Hammerstein - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Wolbachia are intracellular bacteria that manipulate the reproduction of their arthropod hosts
in remarkable ways. They are predominantly transmitted vertically from mother to offspring …

Detection and Characterization of Wolbachia Infections in Natural Populations of Aphids: Is the Hidden Diversity Fully Unraveled?

AA Augustinos, D Santos-Garcia, E Dionyssopoulou… - PloS one, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Aphids are a serious threat to agriculture, despite being a rather small group of insects. The
about 4,000 species worldwide engage in highly interesting and complex relationships with …

New Insights into the Evolution of Wolbachia Infections in Filarial Nematodes Inferred from a Large Range of Screened Species

E Ferri, O Bain, M Barbuto, C Martin, N Lo, S Uni… - PloS one, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Background Wolbachia are intriguing symbiotic endobacteria with a peculiar host range that
includes arthropods and a single nematode family, the Onchocercidae encompassing …

DNA barcoding of crickets, katydids and grasshoppers (Orthoptera) from Central Europe with focus on Austria, Germany and Switzerland

O Hawlitschek, J Morinière… - Molecular Ecology …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
We present a DNA barcoding study on the insect order Orthoptera that was generated in
collaboration between four barcoding projects in three countries, viz. Barcoding Fauna …

Detection and quantification of natural Wolbachia in Aedes aegypti in Metropolitan Manila, Philippines using locally designed primers

JIL Reyes, T Suzuki, Y Suzuki… - Frontiers in Cellular and …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Background The Philippines bears health and economic burden caused by high dengue
cases annually. Presently, the Philippines still lack an effective and sustainable vector …

How Long Does Wolbachia Remain on Board?

M Bailly-Bechet, P Martins-Simões… - Molecular Biology …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Wolbachia bacteria infect about half of all arthropods, with diverse and extreme
consequences ranging from sex-ratio distortion and mating incompatibilities to protection …

Detection and characterization of Wolbachia infections in laboratory and natural populations of different species of tsetse flies (genus Glossina)

V Doudoumis, G Tsiamis, F Wamwiri, C Brelsfoard… - BMC microbiology, 2012 - Springer
Background Wolbachia is a genus of endosymbiotic α-Proteobacteria infecting a wide range
of arthropods and filarial nematodes. Wolbachia is able to induce reproductive abnormalities …

Detection of Wolbachia in field-collected Aedes aegypti mosquitoes in metropolitan Manila, Philippines

TM Carvajal, K Hashimoto, RK Harnandika… - Parasites & vectors, 2019 - Springer
Background Recent reports reveal the presence of Wolbachia in Ae. aegypti. Our study
presents additional support for Wolbachia infection in Ae. aegypti by screening field …