Hidden Insect Species May Owe Their Origins to the Microbes Living Inside Them
A new synthesis in the Journal of Systematics and Evolution outlines how endosymbionts drive cryptic speciation in insects through ecological ...
Tag: Wolbachia
Heartworm’s Bacterial Partner Lingers After Doxycycline Therapy in Brazilian Dogs
A field study in Rio de Janeiro State found that Wolbachia DNA persisted in six of 31 heartworm-positive dogs 90 ...
Hidden Bacteria in Thai Cave Sand Flies May Shape Leishmania Risk
A survey of cave-associated sand flies in Northern Thailand reveals extensive genetic diversity of Wolbachia and Cardinium endosymbionts and suggests ...
Tsetse flies in Mozambique reveal hidden web of parasites, hosts and microbes
A molecular survey of tsetse flies in Mozambique's national parks and farm buffer zones reveals seven trypanosome species, 17 blood ...
Hidden Wolbachia Patterns in Hawaiian Mosquitoes Could Shape Future Virus Control
A survey of nearly 400 Asian tiger mosquitoes in Hawaiʻi reveals that nearly all carry the Wolbachia strain wAlbB while ...
Turning Insect Microbes Against the Pests That Threaten Global Crops
A new review in Crop Health outlines how insect symbiotic microorganisms can be deployed, engineered, or disrupted to control agricultural ...
£4.5 Million UK Aid Partnership Targets Fungal-Scale Burden of Filarial Diseases
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine has launched a £4.5 million UK aid-funded partnership, ENDPOINT, to develop new diagnostics and treatments ...
As Warming Reshapes Mosquito Habitats, Malaria and Dengue Follow Divergent Paths
A Monash University review in Science Advances finds that prevention through vector control, vaccines and emissions cuts is critical as ...
Common Bacterium Found Widespread in Italian Sand Flies Could Aid Disease Control
A three-year survey of sand flies in Northern Italy found that nearly 40 percent carry a single Wolbachia Supergroup B ...
How a Sneaky Bacterium Hijacks the Sex Lives of Rice’s Worst Pests
A new review reveals how the endosymbiotic bacterium Wolbachia manipulates reproduction in three major rice planthopper pests through cytoplasmic incompatibility ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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