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- Title
Control of arboviruses vectors using biological control by Wolbachia pipientis: a short review.
- Authors
Araújo, Nara Juliana Santos; Macêdo, Márcia Jordana Ferreira; de Morais, Luís Pereira; da Cunha, Francisco Assis Bezerra; de Matos, Yedda Maria Lobo Soares; de Almeida, Ray Silva; Braga, Maria Flaviana Bezerra Morais; Coutinho, Henrique Douglas Melo
- Abstract
The number of arbovirus cases has increased in recent years, demonstrating a need for investing in effective control actions. Among these actions, are strategies using biological control vectors, a field where Wolbachia pipientis has shown itself as useful. Wolbachia pipientis, an obligatory intracellular Gram-negative bacteria, which parasites arthropods naturally or through laboratory-induced infections, is capable of manipulating the reproduction of its host. A systematic literature review gathering studies on this bacteria over last 10 years (2007–2021) was performed given its important role in the reduction of insect disease vectors. 111 articles were found, from which 78 were used in this study. Information on the Wolbachia biology, mechanism of action and potential for the biological control of insect disease vectors was gathered. The present study may contribute to the knowledge surrounding the bacterium, as well as stimulate the production of other studies with the same theme.
- Publication
Archives of Microbiology, 2022, Vol 204, Issue 7, p1
- ISSN
0302-8933
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00203-022-02983-x