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Ratio-dependent competitions between a Wolbachia-uninfected bisexual strain and Wolbachia-infected thelytokous strain of the egg parasitoid, Trichogramma dendrolimi Matsumura (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae)
BackgroundWolbachia -infected thelytokous Trichogramma wasps have been considered as potential effective biocontrol agents against lepidopteran pests...
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A study on Wolbachia-dengue-carrying Aedes mosquitoes (diptera: culicidae) focuses on the sustainability and frequency of Wolbachia in high-rise buildings in Selangor, Malaysia
The challenge of dengue control due to the unavailability of a specific medication stresses the importance of releasing Wolbachia -carrying mosquitoes...
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Detection and Assessment of Wolbachia pipientis Infection
Wolbachia pipientis is a widespread vertically transmitted intracellular bacterium naturally present in the model organism Drosophila melanogaster....
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Wolbachia-density variation in weevils of the tribe Naupactini (Coleoptera, Curculionidae)
The intracellular bacteria Wolbachia pipientis infects arthropods and filarial nematodes and is able to manipulate host reproduction. It has been...
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The cellular lives of Wolbachia
Wolbachia are successful Gram-negative bacterial endosymbionts, globally infecting a large fraction of arthropod species and filarial nematodes....
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Comparative analysis of Wolbachia maternal transmission and localization in host ovaries
Many insects and other animals carry microbial endosymbionts that influence their reproduction and fitness. These relationships only persist if...
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Wolbachia improves the performance of an invasive fly after a diet shift
Polyphagy is an adaptative strategy allowing species to develop and survive on multiple diets. Phytophagous insects can be exposed to sub-optimal...
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Identification of Wolbachia new strains from Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, the vector of dengue fever in Jeddah Province
Wolbachia are endosymbiotic bacteria found within many arthropods, including insects. A variety of benefits are provided by these bacteria to human...
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wMel Wolbachia alters female post-mating behaviors and physiology in the dengue vector mosquito Aedes aegypti
Globally invasive Aedes aegypti disseminate numerous arboviruses that impact human health. One promising method to control Ae. aegypti populations is...
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Wolbachia in natural Drosophila simulans (Diptera: Drosophilidae) populations in Ukraine
In Drosophila , endosymbiotic bacteria Wolbachia were first described in the late 1980s as a bacterial agent causing cytoplasmic incompatibility in Dros...
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Remnants of horizontal transfers of Wolbachia genes in a Wolbachia-free woodwasp
BackgroundWolbachia is a bacterial endosymbiont of many arthropod and nematode species. Due to its capacity to alter host biology, Wolbachia plays...
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Symbiotic Wolbachia bacteria in coccinellid parasitoids: genetic diversity, horizontal transfer, and recombination
Parasitoids, which constitute about 25% of all insects and attack arthropods of virtually all taxa, are considered the most suitable vectors for...
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Mitotically inactivated mosquito cells support robust Wolbachia infection and replication
Wolbachia is an obligate intracellular bacterium that infects many species of insects, and has been of particular interest in recent efforts to...
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Search for source of invasive-range populations of a haplodiploid pest species reveals Wolbachia-driven mitochondrial selective sweep in native range
The phylogeography of invasive pests is fundamentally important for the reconstruction of invasion pathways. Infection patterns with maternally...
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Evolution of Wolbachia reproductive and nutritional mutualism: insights from the genomes of two novel strains that double infect the pollinator of dioecious Ficus hirta
Wolbachia is a genus of maternally inherited endosymbionts that can affect reproduction of their hosts and influence metabolic processes. The...
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Molecular identification of Wolbachia strains infecting An. stephensi in the southern Iranian province of Fars
An. stephensi is one of the most important vectors of malaria in Iran. Wolbachia in malaria vectors can cause cytoplasmic incompatibility, which can...
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Distribution of symbiotic bacteria Spiroplasma, Rickettsia, Wolbachia in populations of Adalia bipunctata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Adalia bipunctata (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) is the host of three different symbiotic bacteria: Spiroplasma , Rickettsia , and Wolbachia . This paper...
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Two Complete Genomes of Male-Killing Wolbachia Infecting Ostrinia Moth Species Illuminate Their Evolutionary Dynamics and Association with Hosts
Wolbachia is an extremely widespread intracellular symbiont which causes reproductive manipulation on various arthropod hosts. Male progenies are...
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Bacterial Communities Are Less Diverse in a Strepsipteran Endoparasitoid than in Its Fruit Fly Hosts and Dominated by Wolbachia
Microbiomes play vital roles in insect fitness and health and can be influenced by interactions between insects and their parasites. Many studies...
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Phylogeny and Strain Ty** of Wolbachia from Yamatotettix flavovittatus Matsumura Leafhoppers
Wolbachia is a maternally inherited bacterium of insects that can alter the reproduction, biology, and fitness of the hosts. It was detected in...
