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

Arthropods are important players in biological control as pests, control agents and
transmitters of invertebrate diseases. Arthropods are frequently infected with one or several …

Trypanosoma cruzi is the agent of Chagas disease, transmitted by hematophagous
triatomine vectors. Establishing transmission cycles is key to understand the epidemiology of …

Background Chagas disease is caused by Trypanosoma cruzi, which is transmitted by
triatomine vectors. The northeastern region of Brazil is endemic for Chagas disease and has …

The mosquito body hosts highly diverse microbes, which influence different physiological
traits of both larvae and adults. The composition of adult mosquito microbiota is tightly linked …

Wolbachia are intracellular, maternally transmitted bacteria considered the most abundant
endosymbionts found in arthropods. They reproductively manipulate their host in order to …

Horizontal transfer (HT) of genes is known to be an important mechanism of genetic
innovation, especially in prokaryotes. The impact of HT of transposable elements (TEs) …

Background Chagas disease is a trypanosomiasis whose agent is the protozoan parasite
Trypanosoma cruzi, which is transmitted to humans by hematophagous bugs known as …

Background: Blood-feeding arthropods support a diverse array of symbiotic microbes, some
of which facilitate host growth and development whereas others are detrimental to vector …

Triatomine vectors transmit Trypanosoma cruzi, the etiological agent of Chagas disease in
humans. Transmission to humans typically occurs when contaminated triatomine feces …