Asymmetric Wolbachia segregation during early Brugia malayi embryogenesis determines its distribution in adult host tissues.

• Main Authors: Frédéric Landmann (Author), Jeremy M Foster (Author), Barton Slatko (Author), William Sullivan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Wolbachia are required for filarial nematode survival and fertility and contribute to the immune responses associated with human filarial diseases. Here we developed whole-mount immunofluorescence techniques to characterize Wolbachia somatic and germline transmission patterns and tissue distribution...