ArticleCurrent opinion in microbiology2012
The complexity of virus systems: the case of endosymbionts.
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25 citing papers in PubMed, 37 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Composition and global distribution of the mosquito virome - A comprehensive database of insect-specific viruses.One health (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2023Article
- The complete and closed genome of the facultative generalist Candidatus Endoriftia persephone from deep-sea hydrothermal vents.Molecular ecology resources · 2022Article
- High Levels of Multiple Phage WO Infections and Its Evolutionary Dynamics Associated WithFrontiers in microbiology · 2022Article
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- The impact of artificial selection for Wolbachia-mediated dengue virus blocking on phage WO.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2021Article
- A Case of Intragenic Recombination Dramatically Impacting the Phage WO Genetic Diversity in Gall Wasps.Frontiers in microbiology · 2021Article
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- We're in this Together: Sensation of the Host Cell Environment by Endosymbiotic Bacteria.Results and problems in cell differentiation · 2020Article
- Culture of an aphid heritable symbiont demonstrates its direct role in defence against parasitoids.Proceedings. Biological sciences · 2017Article
- Discovery and Complete Genome Sequence of a Bacteriophage from an Obligate Intracellular Symbiont of a Cellulolytic Protist in the Termite Gut.Microbes and environments · 2017Article
- The Genomic Architecture of NovelFrontiers in microbiology · 2017Article
- Eukaryotic association module in phage WO genomes from Wolbachia.Nature communications · 2016Article
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- The Wolbachia WO bacteriophage proteome in the Aedes albopictus C/wStr1 cell line: evidence for lytic activity?In vitro cellular & developmental biology. Animal · 2016Article
- Bacteriophage WO Can Mediate Horizontal Gene Transfer in EndosymbioticFrontiers in microbiology · 2016Article
- Multiple Horizontal Transfers of Bacteriophage WO and Host Wolbachia in Fig Wasps in a Closed Community.Frontiers in microbiology · 2016Article
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- Large proportion of genes in one cryptic WO prophage genome are actively and sex-specifically transcribed in a fig wasp species.BMC genomics · 2014Article
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Abstract
Host-microbe symbioses involving bacterial endosymbionts comprise some of the most intimate and long-lasting interactions on the planet. While restricted gene flow might be expected due to their intracellular lifestyle, many endosymbionts, especially those that switch hosts, are rampant with mobile DNA and bacteriophages. One endosymbiont, Wolbachia pipientis, infects a vast number of arthropod and nematode species and often has a significant portion of its genome dedicated to prophage sequences of a virus called WO. This phage has challenged fundamental theories of bacteriophage and endosymbiont evolution, namely the phage Modular Theory and bacterial genome stability in obligate intracellular species. WO has also opened up exciting windows into the tripartite interactions between viruses, bacteria, and eukaryotes.
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