The outbreak of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has posed a serious threat to
global public health, calling for the development of safe and effective prophylactics and …

W olbachia pipientis is a widespread intracellular bacterial symbiont of arthropods and is
common in insects. One of their more exotic and unexpected hosts is the filarial nematodes, …

Polyelectrolyte (PE) and nanocomposite (NC) microcapsules fabricated by layer‐by‐layer
technique have been of great interest in the past decade as novel entities for cargo …

Flow cytometry nowadays is among the main working instruments in modern biology paving
the way for clinics to provide early, quick, and reliable diagnostics of many blood-related …

Wolbachia is an intracellular bacterium generally described as being a facultative
reproductive parasite. However, Wolbachia is necessary for oogenesis completion in the wasp …

The horizontal transfer of the bacterium Wolbachia pipientis between invertebrate hosts hinges
on the ability of Wolbachia to adapt to new intracellular environments. The experimental …

Remote navigation and targeted delivery of biologically active compounds is one of the current
challenges in the development of drug delivery systems. Modern methods of micro- and …

Wolbachia are widespread and abundant intracellular symbionts of arthropods and filarial
nematodes. Their symbiotic relationships encompass obligate mutualism, commensalism, …

Filarial nematodes maintain a mutualistic relationship with the endosymbiont Wolbachia.
Depletion of Wolbachia produces profound defects in nematode development, fertility and …

Human onchocerciasis is a serious neglected tropical disease caused by the filarial nematode
Onchocerca volvulus that can lead to blindness and chronic disability. Control of the …