A Wolbachia pipientis protein confers resistance to virus infection in Drosophila melanogaster
Thomas Leech, Bruno Taschke, Ralf Leslie Meilenbrock, Luke Stephen Tain, Pingze Zhang, Sebastian Grönke, Linda Partridge
The paper identifies a Wolbachia protein that enhances Drosophila resistance to virus infection via the IMD pathway.
bioRxiv · Sep 22, 2026 · PreprintMolecular Biology