Viral RNA is a target for Wolbachia-mediated pathogen blocking.

The ability of the endosymbiont Wolbachia pipientis to restrict RNA viruses is presently being leveraged to curb global transmission of arbovirus-induced diseases. Past studies have shown that virus replication is limited early in arthropod cells colonized by the bacterium, although it is unclear if...

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Main Authors: Tamanash Bhattacharya, Irene L G Newton, Richard W Hardy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-06-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1008513