Endosymbiotic Wolbachia bacteria are potent modulators of pathogen infection and transmission
in multiple naturally and artificially infected insect species, including important vectors …

The scientific community has responded to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic
by rapidly undertaking research to find effective strategies to reduce the burden of this …

Mosquito species, members of the genera Aedes, Anopheles and Culex, are the major
vectors of human pathogens including protozoa (Plasmodium sp.), filariae and of a variety of …

Over evolutionary time, Wolbachia has been repeatedly transferred between host species
contributing to the widespread distribution of the symbiont in arthropods. For novel infections …

Novel strategies are required to control mosquitoes and the pathogens they transmit. One
attractive approach involves maternally inherited endosymbiotic Wolbachia bacteria. After …

Highlights • Complex interactions occur within the mosquito holobiome that profoundly alter
the phenotype of the host. • Bacteria can enhance or suppress arbovirus transmission in …

Cas9-mediated gene editing is a powerful tool for addressing research questions in arthropods.
Current approaches rely upon delivering Cas9 ribonucleoprotein (RNP) complex by …

In the context of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic there has been an
increase of the use of antigen-detection rapid diagnostic tests (Ag-RDT). The performance of Ag-…

The bacterial endosymbiont W olbachia manipulates arthropod host biology in numerous
ways, including sex ratio distortion and differential offspring survival. These bacteria infect a …

The recent SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has brought many questions over the origin of the virus,
the threat it poses to animals both in the wild and captivity, and the risks of a permanent viral …