Significant heterogeneity in Wolbachia copy number within and between populations of Onchocerca volvulus

Significant heterogeneity in Wolbachia copy number within and between populations of Onchocerca volvulus

Abstract Background Wolbachia are intracellular bacteria found in arthropods and several filarial nematode species. The filarial Wolbachia have been proposed to be involved in the immunopathology associated with onchocerciasis. Higher Wolbachia-to-nematode ratios have been reported in the savannah-e...

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Main Authors: Samuel Armoo, Stephen R. Doyle, Mike Y. Osei-Atweneboana, Warwick N. Grant
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-04-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Wolbachia
Onchocerca volvulus
Onchocerciasis
Quantitative real-time PCR
Next-generation sequencing
Copy number
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-017-2126-4

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