Scientific publications

Successful establishment of Wolbachia in Aedes populations to suppress dengue transmission.

The wMel Wolbachia strain blocks dengue and invades caged Aedes aegypti populations.

Wolbachia and the biological control of mosquito-borne disease.   

Wolbachia uses host microRNAs to manipulate host gene expression and facilitate colonization of the dengue vector Aedes aegypti. Published online before print May 16‚ 2011‚ doi: 10.1073/pnas.1105469108.

The proposed release of the yellow fever mosquito‚ Aedes aegypti containing a naturally occurring strain of Wolbachia pipientis‚ a question of regulatory responsibility. 

The wMelPop strain of Wolbachia interferes with dopamine levels in Aedes aegypti.

A Secure Semi-Field System for the Study of Aedes aegypti.

Changes in the genetic structure of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) populations in Queensland‚ Australia‚ across two seasons: implications for potential mosquito releases.

Spatial Waves of Advance with Bistable Dynamics: Cytoplasmic and Genetic Analogues of Allee Effects

A Wolbachia symbiont in Aedes aegypti disrupts mosquito egg development to a greater extent when mosquitoes feed on nonhuman versus human blood.