Wolbachia: master manipulators of invertebrate biology

JH Werren, L Baldo, ME Clark - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2008 - nature.com
Wolbachia are common intracellular bacteria that are found in arthropods and nematodes.
These alphaproteobacteria endosymbionts are transmitted vertically through host eggs and …

The rich somatic life of Wolbachia

JE Pietri, H DeBruhl, W Sullivan - Microbiologyopen, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Wolbachia is an intracellular endosymbiont infecting most arthropod and some filarial
nematode species that is vertically transmitted through the maternal lineage. Due to this …

The incidence of bacterial endosymbionts in terrestrial arthropods

LA Weinert, EV Araujo-Jnr… - Proceedings of the …, 2015 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Intracellular endosymbiotic bacteria are found in many terrestrial arthropods and have a
profound influence on host biology. A basic question about these symbionts is why they …

[图书][B] African Economic Outlook 2013 Structural Transformation and Natural Resources: Structural Transformation and Natural Resources

United Nations Economic Commission for Africa - 2013 - books.google.com
The African Economic Outlook is the only annual report that monitors in detail the economic
performance of 53 individual countries on the continent, using a strictly comparable …

Plant–mediated horizontal transmission of Wolbachia between whiteflies

SJ Li, MZ Ahmed, N Lv, PQ Shi, XM Wang… - The ISME …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Maternal transmission is the main transmission pathway of facultative bacterial
endosymbionts, but phylogenetically distant insect hosts harbor closely related …

Life and death of selfish genes: comparative genomics reveals the dynamic evolution of cytoplasmic incompatibility

J Martinez, L Klasson, JJ Welch… - Molecular Biology and …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Cytoplasmic incompatibility is a selfish reproductive manipulation induced by the
endosymbiont Wolbachia in arthropods. In males Wolbachia modifies sperm, leading to …

Symbionts Commonly Provide Broad Spectrum Resistance to Viruses in Insects: A Comparative Analysis of Wolbachia Strains

J Martinez, B Longdon, S Bauer, YS Chan… - PLoS …, 2014 - journals.plos.org
In the last decade, bacterial symbionts have been shown to play an important role in
protecting hosts against pathogens. Wolbachia, a widespread symbiont in arthropods, can …

The Intracellular Bacterium Wolbachia Uses Parasitoid Wasps as Phoretic Vectors for Efficient Horizontal Transmission

MZ Ahmed, SJ Li, X Xue, XJ Yin, SX Ren… - PLoS …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Facultative bacterial endosymbionts are associated with many arthropods and are primarily
transmitted vertically from mother to offspring. However, phylogenetic affiliations suggest that …

Rapid global spread of wRi-like Wolbachia across multiple Drosophila

M Turelli, BS Cooper, KM Richardson, PS Ginsberg… - Current Biology, 2018 - cell.com
Summary Maternally transmitted Wolbachia, Spiroplasma, and Cardinium bacteria are
common in insects [1], but their interspecific spread is poorly understood. Endosymbionts …

Wolbachia host shifts: routes, mechanisms, constraints and evolutionary consequences

E Sanaei, S Charlat, J Engelstädter - Biological Reviews, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Wolbachia is one of the most abundant endosymbionts on earth, with a wide distribution
especially in arthropods. Effective maternal transmission and the induction of various …