Microbe Profile: Wolbachia: a sex selector, a viral protector and a target to treat filarial nematodes
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DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.000724
Abstract: Wolbachia is the most widespread genus of endosymbiotic bacteria in the animal world, infecting a diverse range of arthropods and nematodes. A broad spectrum of associations from parasitism to mutualism occur, with a tendency to… read more here.
Keywords: wolbachia sex; filarial nematodes; sex selector; target ... See more keywords
Toward novel treatment against filariasis: Insight into genome-wide co-evolutionary analysis of filarial nematodes and Wolbachia
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DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1052352
Abstract: Infectious diseases caused by filarial nematodes are major health problems for humans and animals globally. Current treatment using anti-helminthic drugs requires a long treatment period and is only effective against the microfilarial stage. Most species… read more here.
Keywords: genome wide; filarial nematode; analysis; filariasis ... See more keywords