The Wolbachia mobilome in Culex pipiens includes a putative plasmid

Julie Reveillaud; Sarah R. Bordenstein; Corinne Cruaud; Alon Shaiber; Özcan C. Esen; Mylène Weill; Patrick Makoundou; Karen Lolans; Andrea R. Watson; Ignace Rakotoarivony; Seth R. Bordenstein; A. Murat Eren

doi:10.1038/s41467-019-08973-w

Nature Communications (Mar 2019)

The Wolbachia mobilome in Culex pipiens includes a putative plasmid

Julie Reveillaud,
Sarah R. Bordenstein,
Corinne Cruaud,
Alon Shaiber,
Özcan C. Esen,
Mylène Weill,
Patrick Makoundou,
Karen Lolans,
Andrea R. Watson,
Ignace Rakotoarivony,
Seth R. Bordenstein,
A. Murat Eren

Affiliations

Julie Reveillaud: ASTRE, INRA, CIRAD, University of Montpellier
Sarah R. Bordenstein: Department of Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University
Corinne Cruaud: Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives (CEA), Institut de Biologie François Jacob, Genoscope
Alon Shaiber: Graduate Program in the Biophysical Sciences, University of Chicago
Özcan C. Esen: Department of Medicine, University of Chicago
Mylène Weill: Institut des Sciences de l’Evolution de Montpellier (ISEM), UMR CNRS-IRD-EPHE-Université de Montpellier
Patrick Makoundou: Institut des Sciences de l’Evolution de Montpellier (ISEM), UMR CNRS-IRD-EPHE-Université de Montpellier
Karen Lolans: Department of Medicine, University of Chicago
Andrea R. Watson: Department of Medicine, University of Chicago
Ignace Rakotoarivony: ASTRE, INRA, CIRAD, University of Montpellier
Seth R. Bordenstein: Department of Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University
A. Murat Eren: Graduate Program in the Biophysical Sciences, University of Chicago

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-08973-w
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Wolbachia bacteria live within the cells of many insects, including the mosquito Culex pipiens. Here, the authors analyse new and existing Wolbachia metagenomes from C. pipiens mosquitoes and find evidence of a plasmid, which may facilitate genetic manipulation of these bacteria for vector control applications.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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