Host environment shapes filarial parasites fitness and Wolbachia endosymbionts dynamics
Frédéric Fercoq, Clément Cormerais, Estelle Remion, Joséphine Gal, Julien Plisson, Arame Fall, Joy Alonso, Nathaly Vallarino-Lhermitte, Marc Peter Hübner, Linda Kohl, Frédéric Landmann, Coralie Martin
This study shows that host type-2 immunity affects Wolbachia dynamics in filarial parasites, leading to reproductive impairments and developmental defects in both microfilariae and larvae.
PLoS Pathogens · Jul 11, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology