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The genus was first identified in 1924 by Marshall Hertig and Simeon Burt Wolbach in the common house mosquito. They described it as "a somewhat pleomorphic, rodlike, Gram-negative, intracellular organism [that] apparently infects only the ovaries and testes ". [6] Hertig formally described the species in 1936, and proposed both the generic and ...
Cytoplasmic incompatibility (CI) is a mating incompatibility reported in many arthropod species that is caused by intracellular parasites such as Wolbachia.These bacteria reside in the cytoplasm of the host cells (hence the name cytoplasmic incompatibility) and modify their hosts' sperm in a way that leads to embryo death unless this modification is 'rescued' by the same bacteria in the eggs.
Brugia malayi is a filarial ( arthropod -borne) nematode (roundworm), one of the three causative agents of lymphatic filariasis in humans. Lymphatic filariasis, also known as elephantiasis, is a condition characterized by swelling of the lower limbs. The two other filarial causes of lymphatic filariasis are Wuchereria bancrofti and Brugia ...
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Acanthocheilonema spirocauda, also known as seal heartworm, is a filarial parasite that primarily infects the phocid seals, including Phoca vitulina (Harbor seal). The Heartworm was originally described as Filaria spirocauda by Leidy. [54] Eventually Acanthocheilonema was raised to generic level and this species settled under this genus, and a ...
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and osteoarthritis (OA) are two common types of arthritis. Both cause pain and joint damage, but they’re very different diseases. RA is an autoimmune disease. It ...
Rawa (tribe) Rawa or Rao ( Malay: Melayu Rawa) is a group of Minangkabau people who come from Rao, West Sumatra. In the Malay Peninsula, now the West Malaysia, it is common for the Rawa to identify themselves as Ughang Rawo or Ughang Rao or even Rao.
Drosophila innubila is a kind of mushroom-breeding Drosophila, and member of the Drosophila quinaria species group. Drosophila innubila is best known for its association with a strain of male-killing Wolbachia bacteria. These bacteria are parasitic, as they drain resources from the host and cause half the infected female's eggs to abort.