Wolbachia utilize host actin for efficient maternal transmission in Drosophila melanogaster

Wolbachia pipientis is a ubiquitous, maternally transmitted bacterium that infects the germline of insect hosts. Estimates are that Wolbachia infect nearly 40% of insect species on the planet, making it the most prevalent infection on Earth. The bacterium, infamous for the reproductive phenotypes it...

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Veröffentlicht in:	PLoS pathogens 2015-04, Vol.11 (4), p.e1004798-e1004798
Hauptverfasser:	Newton, Irene L G, Savytskyy, Oleksandr, Sheehan, Kathy B
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Actin Actins - metabolism Animals Bacteria Blotting, Western Confidence intervals Cytoskeleton Defects Disease transmission Drosophila Drosophila melanogaster - parasitology Experiments Females Genotype & phenotype Health aspects Host-bacteria relationships Host-Parasite Interactions - physiology Identification and classification Immunohistochemistry In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence Infections Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical Insects Mosquitoes Phenotype Polymerase Chain Reaction Tropical diseases Wolbachia Wolbachia - pathogenicity
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