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| Title |
Wolbachia-induced cytoplasmic incompatibility as a means for insect pest population control
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| Published in |
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, October 2004
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| DOI | 10.1073/pnas.0403853101 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Sofia Zabalou, Markus Riegler, Marianna Theodorakopoulou, Christian Stauffer, Charalambos Savakis, Kostas Bourtzis |
| Abstract |
Biological control is the purposeful introduction of parasites, predators, and pathogens to reduce or suppress pest populations. Wolbachia are inherited bacteria of arthropods that have recently attracted attention for their potential as new biocontrol agents. Wolbachia manipulate host reproduction by using several strategies, one of which is cytoplasmic incompatibility (CI) [Stouthamer, R., Breeuwer, J. A. J. & Hurst, G. D. D. (1999) Annu. Rev. Microbiol. 53, 71-102]. We established Wolbachia-infected lines of the medfly Ceratitis capitata using the infected cherry fruit fly Rhagoletis cerasi as donor. Wolbachia induced complete CI in the novel host. Laboratory cage populations were completely suppressed by single releases of infected males, suggesting that Wolbachia-induced CI could be used as a novel environmentally friendly tool for the control of medfly populations. The results also encourage the introduction of Wolbachia into pest and vector species of economic and hygenic relevance to suppress or modify natural populations. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 465 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 3 | <1% |
| United States | 3 | <1% |
| Brazil | 2 | <1% |
| Spain | 2 | <1% |
| France | 2 | <1% |
| Argentina | 2 | <1% |
| Chile | 1 | <1% |
| Austria | 1 | <1% |
| Kenya | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 9 | 2% |
| Unknown | 439 | 94% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 99 | 21% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 95 | 20% |
| Student > Bachelor | 56 | 12% |
| Student > Master | 53 | 11% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 23 | 5% |
| Other | 74 | 16% |
| Unknown | 65 | 14% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 250 | 54% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 71 | 15% |
| Environmental Science | 18 | 4% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 11 | 2% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 6 | 1% |
| Other | 28 | 6% |
| Unknown | 81 | 17% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 104. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 05 December 2023.
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