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| Title |
Evidence of natural Wolbachia infections in field populations of Anopheles gambiae
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| Published in |
Nature Communications, June 2014
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| DOI | 10.1038/ncomms4985 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Francesco Baldini, Nicola Segata, Julien Pompon, Perrine Marcenac, W. Robert Shaw, Roch K. Dabiré, Abdoulaye Diabaté, Elena A. Levashina, Flaminia Catteruccia |
| Abstract |
Wolbachia are maternally transmitted intracellular bacteria that invade insect populations by manipulating their reproduction and immunity and thus limiting the spread of numerous human pathogens. Experimental Wolbachia infections can reduce Plasmodium numbers in Anopheles mosquitoes in the laboratory, however, natural Wolbachia infections in field anophelines have never been reported. Here we show evidence of Wolbachia infections in Anopheles gambiae in Burkina Faso, West Africa. Sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene identified Wolbachia sequences in both female and male germlines across two seasons, and determined that these sequences are vertically transmitted from mother to offspring. Whole-genome sequencing of positive samples suggests that the genetic material identified in An. gambiae belongs to a novel Wolbachia strain, related to but distinct from strains infecting other arthropods. The evidence of Wolbachia infections in natural Anopheles populations promotes further investigations on the possible use of natural Wolbachia-Anopheles associations to limit malaria transmission. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 18 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 22% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 17% |
| Australia | 2 | 11% |
| Portugal | 1 | 6% |
| Thailand | 1 | 6% |
| Germany | 1 | 6% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 6% |
| Italy | 1 | 6% |
| Unknown | 4 | 22% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Scientists | 10 | 56% |
| Members of the public | 7 | 39% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 6% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 300 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1% |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | <1% |
| France | 1 | <1% |
| Norway | 1 | <1% |
| Colombia | 1 | <1% |
| Czechia | 1 | <1% |
| Ghana | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Madagascar | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 289 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 73 | 24% |
| Researcher | 55 | 18% |
| Student > Master | 48 | 16% |
| Student > Bachelor | 27 | 9% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 9 | 3% |
| Other | 42 | 14% |
| Unknown | 46 | 15% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 133 | 44% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 58 | 19% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 11 | 4% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 10 | 3% |
| Environmental Science | 6 | 2% |
| Other | 29 | 10% |
| Unknown | 53 | 18% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 102. 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 28 January 2015.
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