Anti-filarial Activity of Antibiotic Therapy Is Due to Extensive Apoptosis after Wolbachia Depletion from Filarial Nematodes

Filarial nematodes maintain a mutualistic relationship with the endosymbiont Wolbachia. Depletion of Wolbachia produces profound defects in nematode development, fertility and viability and thus has great promise as a novel approach for treating filarial diseases. However, little is known concerning...

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Autores principales: Landmann, Frederic, Voronin, Denis, Sullivan, William, Taylor, Mark J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2011
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3207916/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22072969
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1002351

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3207916/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22072969
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1002351

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