Figure 2.

Influence of Wolbachia endosymbionts on inhibition/reduction in transmission capacity as well as protection of mosquitoes against infection. Aedes aegypti mosquitoes transinfected with the Wolbachia strain wMelPop are protected from infection by pathogenic bacteria (Erwinia carotovora) (Kambris et al., 2009), viruses (dengue and Chikungunya) (Moreira et al., 2009), malaria parasites (Plasmodium gallinaceum) (Moreira et al., 2009), and parasitic filarial nematodes (Brugia pahangi) (Kambris et al., 2009).