Mosquito symbioses: from basic research to the paratransgenic control of mosquito-borne diseases

Culture-dependent and culture-independent characterization of microorganisms associated with Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) (L.) and dynamics of bacterial colonization in the midgut

(2010) Desiely S. Gusmão et al.   ACTA TROPICA

Molecular Evidence for Multiple Infections as Revealed by Typing of Asaia Bacterial Symbionts of Four Mosquito Species

(2010) B. Chouaia et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Mosquito-Bacteria Symbiosis: The Case of Anopheles gambiae and Asaia

(2010) Claudia Damiani et al.   MICROBIAL ECOLOGY

A Peroxidase/Dual Oxidase System Modulates Midgut Epithelial Immunity in Anopheles gambiae

(2010) S. Kumar et al.   SCIENCE

Wolbachia: more than just a bug in insects genitals

(2009) Aggeliki Saridaki et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN MICROBIOLOGY

Asaia, a versatile acetic acid bacterial symbiont, capable of cross-colonizing insects of phylogenetically distant genera and orders

(2009) Elena Crotti et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Transgenesis and paratransgenesis to control insect-borne diseases: Current status and future challenges

(2009) Iliano V. Coutinho-Abreu et al.   PARASITOLOGY INTERNATIONAL

Anopheles gambiae PGRPLC-Mediated Defense against Bacteria Modulates Infections with Malaria Parasites

(2009) Stephan Meister et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Implication of the Mosquito Midgut Microbiota in the Defense against Malaria Parasites

(2009) Yuemei Dong et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Transstadial and horizontal transfer of bacteria within a colony of Anopheles gambiae (Diptera: Culicidae) and oviposition response to bacteria-containing water

(2008) J.M. Lindh et al.   ACTA TROPICA

Towards a molecular understanding of symbiont function: Identification of a fungal gene for the degradation of xylan in the fungus gardens of leaf-cutting ants

(2008) Morten Schiøtt et al.   BMC MICROBIOLOGY

Paternal transmission of symbiotic bacteria in malaria vectors

(2008) Claudia Damiani et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Immune reactions of insects on bacterial pathogens and mutualists

(2008) Heike Feldhaar et al.   MICROBES AND INFECTION