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Tag Archives: wolbachia
A Virulent Wolbachia Infection Decreases the Viability of the Dengue Vector Aedes aegypti during Periods of Embryonic Quiescence
Image via Wikipedia Author Summary A virulent strain of the vertically-inherited bacterium Wolbachia pipientis (wMelPop-CLA) from the vinegar fly Drosophila melanogaster has been established in the dengue vector Aedes aegypti as part of a biological strategy for dengue control. In … Continue reading
Posted in Neglected tropical disease
Tagged Aedes aegypti, Dengue fever, Health, Infectious disease, mosquito, population, Wet season, wolbachia
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Asymmetric Wolbachia Segregation during Early Brugia malayi Embryogenesis Determines Its Distribution in Adult Host Tissues
Image via Wikipedia Author Summary Filarial diseases affect over 150 million people in tropical countries. They are caused by parasitic nematodes like Brugia malayi that rely on their endosymbiont Wolbachia for their survival and fertility. These bacteria are a recognized … Continue reading
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Tagged adult host, adult stages, adult tissues, adult worms, bacteria, Biology, brugia malayi, Cell (biology), cell fusion, dead worms, drug target, Embryo, Embryogenesis, host tissues, human body, lineage, Nematode, parasitic nematodes, pathologies, segregation, tissue levels, tropical countries, wikipedia, wolbachia
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New tool in the fight against mosquito-borne disease: A microbial 'mosquito net'
Earlier this year, researchers showed that they could cut the lives of disease-carrying mosquitoes in half by infecting them with a bacterium they took from fruit flies. Now, a new report in the December 24th issue of Cell, a Cell Press … Continue reading
