Scientific publications

Wolbachia and the biological control of mosquito-borne disease.   

Wolbachia uses host microRNAs to manipulate host gene expression and facilitate colonization of the dengue vector Aedes aegypti. Published online before print May 16‚ 2011‚ doi: 10.1073/pnas.1105469108.

The proposed release of the yellow fever mosquito‚ Aedes aegypti containing a naturally occurring strain of Wolbachia pipientis‚ a question of regulatory responsibility. 

The wMelPop strain of Wolbachia interferes with dopamine levels in Aedes aegypti.

A Secure Semi-Field System for the Study of Aedes aegypti.

Changes in the genetic structure of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) populations in Queensland‚ Australia‚ across two seasons: implications for potential mosquito releases.

Spatial Waves of Advance with Bistable Dynamics: Cytoplasmic and Genetic Analogues of Allee Effects

A Wolbachia symbiont in Aedes aegypti disrupts mosquito egg development to a greater extent when mosquitoes feed on nonhuman versus human blood.   

Infection with the wMel and wMelPop strains of Wolbachia leads to higher levels of melanization in the hemolymph of Drosophila melanogaster‚ Drosophila simulans and Aedes aegypti. 

Wolbachia-mediated resistance to dengue virus infection and death at the cellular level.