Boosting innate immunity: Asaia bacteria expressing a protein from Wolbachia determine macrophage activation and killing of Leishmania
I. VAROTTO-BOCCAZZI, S. EPIS, I. ARNOLDI, Y. CORBETT, P. GABRIELI, M. PARONI, R. NODARI, N. BASILICO, L. SACCHI, M. GRAMICCIA, L. GRADONI, V. TRANQUILLO, C. Bandi
This study shows that Asaia bacteria expressing Wolbachia surface protein activate M1 macrophages and kill Leishmania, comparable to amphotericin B.
bioRxiv · Jun 22, 2020Microbiology