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

• Autors principals: Frédéric Landmann (Autor), Jeremy M Foster (Autor), Barton Slatko (Autor), William Sullivan (Autor)
• Format: Llibre
• Publicat: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Matèries: 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...