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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thetribe Wolbachieae — inheritedbacterium which infectsarthropod species, including a high proportion of allinsects .
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A bacterium called Wolbachia lives in 15 percent of all insects on Earth as well as many other invertebrates.
Parasite Rex Carl Zimmer 2009
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A bacterium called Wolbachia lives in 15 percent of all insects on Earth as well as many other invertebrates.
Parasite Rex Carl Zimmer 2009
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A bacterium called Wolbachia lives in 15 percent of all insects on Earth as well as many other invertebrates.
Parasite Rex Carl Zimmer 2009
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Scott O'Neill of Monash University had an idea about using bacteria called Wolbachia to prevent dengue's spread.
NPR Topics: News 2011
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Scott O'Neill of Monash University had an idea about using bacteria called Wolbachia to prevent dengue's spread.
NPR Topics: News 2011
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In two isolated neighborhoods near Cairns, Queensland, researchers released batches of female mosquitoes deliberately infected with the protective bacterium, called Wolbachia.
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Theoretically, it could spread: This bacterium, called Wolbachia, is quite common among arthropod species, including some mosquito types - just not the specific types that spread dengue and malaria, the researchers noted.
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Theoretically, it could spread: This bacterium, called Wolbachia, is quite common among arthropod species, including some mosquito types - just not the specific types that spread dengue and malaria, the researchers noted.
chron.com Chronicle 2009
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"In a surprising development we have found that mosquitoes carrying this bacterium - known as Wolbachia - are resistant to a range of pathogens that cause disease in humans including dengue, Chikungunya and malaria parasites," Professor O'Neill said.
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Theoretically, it could spread: This bacterium, called Wolbachia, is quite common among arthropod species, including some mosquito types - just not the specific types that spread dengue and malaria, the researchers noted.
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