Native bacteria block Wolbachia from being passed to mosquito progeny Native bacteria living inside mosquitoes prevent the insects from passing Wolbachia bacteria -- which can make the mosquitoes resistant to the malaria parasite -- to their offspring, according to a team of researchers. The team found that Asaia, a type of bacteria that occurs naturally in Anopheles mosquitoes, blocks invasion of Wolbachia into the mosquitoes germlines -- the cells that are passed on through successive generations of an organism -- thus stopping the insects from transmitting Wolbachia to their offspring. ift.tt/eA8V8J via ift.tt/Vebp0F
Posted on: Tue, 12 Aug 2014 03:03:34 +0000
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