tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094038346173044955.post1416699815458729671..comments2024-03-27T19:39:11.723-04:00Comments on Parasite of the Day: January 21 - Dirofilaria immitisSusan Perkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05944116263349266952noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094038346173044955.post-23370067228418786922010-01-21T11:23:24.879-05:002010-01-21T11:23:24.879-05:00Jack Werren's website has a lot of info and so...<a href="http://www.rochester.edu/College/bio/labs/WerrenLab/WerrenLab-WolbachiaBiology.html" rel="nofollow">Jack Werren's website</a> has a lot of info and some links to publications, including one to his older review on <i>Wolbachia</i>.Susan Perkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05944116263349266952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094038346173044955.post-454153300700511982010-01-21T11:16:06.896-05:002010-01-21T11:16:06.896-05:00No, it is not published in an open-access journal....No, it is not published in an open-access journal.Susan Perkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05944116263349266952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094038346173044955.post-80000519462827556072010-01-21T11:13:56.463-05:002010-01-21T11:13:56.463-05:00Thanks for the link, Sue! But I don't think th...Thanks for the link, Sue! But I don't think the article's available to the public :-(Warrenhttp://www.facebook.com/warrenlaurdenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094038346173044955.post-66104215671567545912010-01-21T10:49:41.936-05:002010-01-21T10:49:41.936-05:00Yes, D. immitis can survive without Wolbachia. So...Yes, <i>D. immitis</i> can survive without <i>Wolbachia</i>. Some studies have shown that the bacteria may contribute to the pathology of the heartworm in dogs, however. Similar results are now known from some of the <i>Wolbachia</i>-infected human filarial worms as well. For lots more information, I suggest <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nrmicro1969" rel="nofollow">this recent review </a> done by Jack Werren and colleagues.Susan Perkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05944116263349266952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094038346173044955.post-30838349191810296032010-01-21T10:38:48.082-05:002010-01-21T10:38:48.082-05:00Can immitis survive absent Wolbachia? What's t...Can immitis survive absent Wolbachia? What's the nature of the endosymbiosis? What beneficial effect (antiviral or otherwise) does Wolbachia exert that allows it to insinuate itself so readily in so many species?Warrenhttp://www.facebook.com/warrenlaurdenoreply@blogger.com