Fitness advantage and cytoplasmic incompatibility in Wolbachia single- and superinfected Aedes albopictus

2004/05/05 by S L Dobson, Stephen L. Dobson, W Rattanadechakul +3 · 191 citations
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Medicine · #Aedes aegypti #Aedes albopictus #Biology #Cytoplasmic incompatibility #Ecology #Embryo #Evolutionary biology #Fecundity #Genetics #Host (biology) #Insect #Insect behavior and control techniques #Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences #Larva #Mosquito-borne diseases and control #Obligate #Parthenogenesis #Population #Wolbachia #Zoology

paper · pdf · doi:10.1038/sj.hdy.6800458

published in Heredity 93(2), 135-142 (Springer Nature)

openalex publication_date 2004/05/05 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/01

Citations

• Male–killingWolbachiain two species of insect
• Genetic Structure of <I>Aedes albopictus</I> (Diptera: Culicidae) Populations Based on Mitochondrial ND5 Sequences: Evidence for an Independent Invasion into Brazil and United States

Cited by

• Wolbachia induce cytoplasmic incompatibility and affect mate preference in Habrobracon hebetor to increase the chance of its transmission to the next generation
• Evolutionary genomics of a natural Wolbachia superinfection in the dengue mosquito Aedes albopictus
• Wolbachia infection in West Nile Virus vectors of northwest Iran
• Generation of a novel Wolbachia infection in Aedes albopictus (Asian tiger mosquito) via embryonic microinjection. [europepmc]
• Wolbachia infection and resource competition effects on immature Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae). [europepmc]
• Persistent Wolbachia and cultivable bacteria infection in the reproductive and somatic tissues of the mosquito vector Aedes albopictus. [europepmc]
• Costs and benefits of Wolbachia infection in immature Aedes albopictus depend upon sex and competition level. [europepmc]
• Wolbachia infection lowers fertile sperm transfer in a moth. [europepmc]
• Role of MicroRNAs in Insect Host-Microorganism Interactions. [europepmc]
• wFlu: characterization and evaluation of a native Wolbachia from the mosquito Aedes fluviatilis as a potential vector control agent. [europepmc]
• Wolbachia-Host Interactions: Host Mating Patterns Affect Wolbachia Density Dynamics. [europepmc]
• Colonized Aedes albopictus and its sexual performance in the wild: implications for SIT technology and containment. [europepmc]
• Pyrosequencing 16S rRNA genes of bacteria associated with wild tiger mosquito Aedes albopictus: a pilot study. [europepmc]
• Ixodes pacificus ticks maintain embryogenesis and egg hatching after antibiotic treatment of Rickettsia endosymbiont. [europepmc]
• Wolbachia Infection in a Natural Parasitoid Wasp Population. [europepmc]
• Wolbachia strains for disease control: ecological and evolutionary considerations. [europepmc]
• French invasive Asian tiger mosquito populations harbor reduced bacterial microbiota and genetic diversity compared to Vietnamese autochthonous relatives. [europepmc]
• Riboflavin Provisioning Underlies Wolbachia's Fitness Contribution to Its Insect Host. [europepmc]
• The influence of larval competition on Brazilian Wolbachia-infected Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. [europepmc]
• Variable Inhibition of Zika Virus Replication by Different Wolbachia Strains in Mosquito Cell Cultures. [europepmc]
• Wolbachia elevates host methyltransferase expression to block an RNA virus early during infection. [europepmc]
• How micronutrients influence the physiology of mosquitoes. [europepmc]
• Symbiont-conferred reproduction and fitness benefits can favour their host occurrence. [europepmc]
• Recent advances in threshold-dependent gene drives for mosquitoes. [europepmc]
• Cytoplasmic incompatibility management to support Incompatible Insect Technique against Aedes albopictus. [europepmc]
• Wolbachia transinfections in Culex quinquefasciatus generate cytoplasmic incompatibility. [europepmc]
• Wolbachia supplement biotin and riboflavin to enhance reproduction in planthoppers. [europepmc]
• An elusive endosymbiont: Does Wolbachia occur naturally in Aedes aegypti ? [europepmc]