This article presents an overview of paratransgenesis as a strategy to control pathogen
transmission by insect vectors. It first briefly summarises some of the disease-causing …

In mosquitoes, the interaction between the gut microbiota, the immune system, and the
pathogens that these insects transmit to humans and animals is regarded as a key …

Chagas disease is one of the most important tropical infections in the world and mainly
affects poor people. The causative agent is the hemoflagellate protozoan Trypanosoma …

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

The soft rot Pectobacteriaceae (SRP) infect a wide range of plants worldwide and cause
economic damage to crops and ornamentals but can also colonize other plants as part of …

The Chagas disease is caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, which infect blood-
feeding triatomine bugs to finally reach mammal hosts. Chagas disease is endemic in Latin …

In light of the declining global malaria burden attained largely due to insecticides, a deeper
understanding of the factors driving insecticide resistance is needed to mitigate its growing …

Obligate symbioses involving intracellular bacteria have transformed eukaryotic life, from
providing aerobic respiration and photosynthesis to enabling colonization of previously …

Insects have established mutualistic symbiotic interactions with microorganisms that are
beneficial to both host and symbiont. Many insects have exploited these symbioses to …

Modern systems biology has much to owe to the concept of “model species.” This label
refers to organisms that are privileged for the study of particular biological phenomena …