Wolbachia Bacteria of Filarial Nematodes
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The finding that the intracellular bacteria of filarial nematodes are related to the Wolbachia symbionts of arthropods has generated great interest. Here, Mark Taylor and Achim Hoerauf review recent studies by several groups on the structure, distribution and phylogeny of these endosymbionts, and discuss the potential role for these bacteria in filarial disease and as a target for chemotherapy.
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Wolbachia has a symbiotic relationship with various species of filariae, including D. immitis and D. repens.
“The symbiotic relationship between Wolbachia and various species of filariae, including D. immitis and D. repens, has provided promising new options for the treatment of filariasis using Wolbachia as a therapeutic target (422).”
From Human and animal dirofilariasis: The emergence of a zoonotic mosaic (2012) · cites this paper as [422]
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- Authors
- Taylor, M. J., & Hoerauf, A.
- Affiliations
- University of Liverpool (GB)
- Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine (DE)
- Corresponding author
- Taylor, M.J
- Venue
- Parasitology Today
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 1999-11
- Volume
- 15
- Issue
- 11
- Pages
- 437-442
- ISSN
- 0169-4758 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2000445038
- Cited by
- 309
- References
- 38
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 3.40
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Parasitology Today (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Wellcome Trust
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Insect Science › Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
- Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Parasitology › Parasites and Host Interactions
- Keywords
- Wolbachia, filarial nematodes, endosymbionts, bacterial phylogeny, filariasis, chemotherapeutic target, arthropod symbionts
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Arthropods, Female, Filariasis, Immunohistochemistry, Male, Microscopy, Electron, Phylogeny, Symbiosis, Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi, Onchocerca volvulus, Wolbachia
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