ReviewInsect molecular biology2014
Transinfection: a method to investigate Wolbachia-host interactions and control arthropod-borne disease.
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79 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 145 citations in OpenAlex.
- Wolbachia-carrying Aedes mosquitoes for preventing dengue infection.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024Pooled it
- Control of arboviruses vectors using biological control by Wolbachia pipientis: a short review.Archives of microbiology · 2022Pooled it
- Native Wolbachia infection dynamics across Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) populations in Hawai'i.Parasites & vectors · 2026Article
- Identifying Transgenic Approaches to Mitigate Vector Transmission of Malaria by Anopheles gambiae.Cureus · 2026Review
- Counting cytoplasmic incompatibility factor mRNA using digital droplet PCR.Microbiology spectrum · 2026Article
- Spatial Dynamics and Sterilization Range of IncompatibleTropical medicine and infectious disease · 2026Article
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- Telomere-to-telomere genome assembly uncovers Wolbachia-driven recurrent male bottleneck effect and selection in a sawfly.Communications biology · 2025Article
- ExploitingPathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Development of the Incompatible Insect Technique targetingApplied and environmental microbiology · 2025Article
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- Life table variations inFrontiers in insect science · 2025Article
- Pathogenicity and virulence of chikungunya virus.Virulence · 2024Review
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- Transinfection of Wolbachia wAlbB into Culex quinquefasciatus mosquitoes does not alter vector competence for Hawaiian avian malaria (Plasmodium relictum GRW4).PLoS pathogens · 2024Article
- Comparative analysis of midgut bacterial communities in Chikungunya virus-infected and non-infected Aedes aegypti Thai laboratory strain mosquitoes.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Combining transinfectedProceedings. Biological sciences · 2024Article
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- Transgenic expression of cif genes from Wolbachia strain wAlbB recapitulates cytoplasmic incompatibility in Aedes aegypti.Nature communications · 2024Article
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Abstract
The bacterial endosymbiont Wolbachia manipulates arthropod host biology in numerous ways, including sex ratio distortion and differential offspring survival. These bacteria infect a vast array of arthropods, some of which pose serious agricultural and human health threats. Wolbachia-mediated phenotypes such as cytoplasmic incompatibility and/or pathogen interference can be used for vector and disease control; however, many medically important vectors and important agricultural species are uninfected or are infected with strains of Wolbachia that do not elicit phenotypes desirable for disease or pest control. The ability to transfer strains of Wolbachia into new hosts (transinfection) can create novel Wolbachia-host associations. Transinfection has two primary benefits. First, Wolbachia-host interactions can be examined to tease apart the influence of the host and bacteria on phenotypes. Second, desirable phenotypes induced by Wolbachia in a particular insect can be transferred to another recipient host. This can allow the manipulation of insect populations that transmit pathogens or detrimentally affect agriculture. As such, transinfection is a valuable tool to explore Wolbachia biology and control arthropod-borne disease. The present review summarizes what is currently known about Wolbachia transinfection methods and applications. We also provide a comprehensive list of published successful and unsuccessful Wolbachia transinfection attempts.
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