Grandeur alliances: symbiont metabolic integration and obligate arthropod hematophagy
RVM Rio, GM Attardo, BL Weiss - Trends in parasitology, 2016 - cell.com
Several arthropod taxa live exclusively on vertebrate blood. This food source lacks essential
metabolites required for the maintenance of metabolic homeostasis, and as such, these …
metabolites required for the maintenance of metabolic homeostasis, and as such, these …
The insect pest control laboratory of the joint FAO/IAEA programme: Ten years (2010–2020) of research and development, achievements and challenges in support of …
MJB Vreysen, AMM Abd-Alla, K Bourtzis, J Bouyer… - Insects, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The Insect Pest Control (IPC) Section and its associated laboratory (IPCL)
is part of the Joint FAO/IAEA Centre of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture. Its …
is part of the Joint FAO/IAEA Centre of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture. Its …
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 …
in remarkable ways. They are predominantly transmitted vertically from mother to offspring …
[HTML][HTML] Horizontal gene transfer from diverse bacteria to an insect genome enables a tripartite nested mealybug symbiosis
The smallest reported bacterial genome belongs to Tremblaya princeps, a symbiont of
Planococcus citri mealybugs (PCIT). Tremblaya PCIT not only has a 139 kb genome, but …
Planococcus citri mealybugs (PCIT). Tremblaya PCIT not only has a 139 kb genome, but …
Detection and Characterization of Wolbachia Infections in Natural Populations of Aphids: Is the Hidden Diversity Fully Unraveled?
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 …
about 4,000 species worldwide engage in highly interesting and complex relationships with …
Wolbachia Symbiont Infections Induce Strong Cytoplasmic Incompatibility in the Tsetse Fly Glossina morsitans
Tsetse flies are vectors of the protozoan parasite African trypanosomes, which cause
sleeping sickness disease in humans and nagana in livestock. Although there are no …
sleeping sickness disease in humans and nagana in livestock. Although there are no …
Tsetse fly microbiota: form and function
Tsetse flies are the primary vectors of African trypanosomes, which cause Human and
Animal African trypanosomiasis in 36 countries in sub-Saharan Africa. These flies have also …
Animal African trypanosomiasis in 36 countries in sub-Saharan Africa. These flies have also …
Challenging the Wigglesworthia, Sodalis, Wolbachia symbiosis dogma in tsetse flies: Spiroplasma is present in both laboratory and natural populations
Profiling of wild and laboratory tsetse populations using 16S rRNA gene amplicon
sequencing allowed us to examine whether the “Wigglesworthia-Sodalis-Wolbachia dogma” …
sequencing allowed us to examine whether the “Wigglesworthia-Sodalis-Wolbachia dogma” …
Arsenophonus and Sodalis symbionts in louse flies: an analogy to the Wigglesworthia and Sodalis system in tsetse flies
E Nováková, F Husník, E Šochová… - Applied and …, 2015 - Am Soc Microbiol
Symbiosis between insects and bacteria result in a variety of arrangements, genomic
modifications, and metabolic interconnections. Here, we present genomic, phylogenetic, and …
modifications, and metabolic interconnections. Here, we present genomic, phylogenetic, and …
Presence of Extensive Wolbachia Symbiont Insertions Discovered in the Genome of Its Host Glossina morsitans morsitans
C Brelsfoard, G Tsiamis, M Falchetto… - PLoS Neglected …, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Tsetse flies (Glossina spp.) are the cyclical vectors of Trypanosoma spp., which are
unicellular parasites responsible for multiple diseases, including nagana in livestock and …
unicellular parasites responsible for multiple diseases, including nagana in livestock and …