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The parasitic bacterium Wolbachia and the origin of the eukaryotic cell part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This scientific abstract analyzes the relationships between eukaryotes and alphaproteobacteria, specifically Wolbachia pipientis, as a key in understanding the rise of mitochondria leading to the ...
Subject: Biology: Biology:Evolution:Processes, Biology:Microbiology, Biology, Evolution:Patterns, Principles, Biology:Ecology, Ecology:Symbiotic Relations, Biology:Evolution
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Research Results
Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), Graduate/Professional, College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12)

One Species' Genome Discovered Inside Another's part of SERC Web Resource Collection

According to this online article, scientists have discovered a copy of the genome of the bacterial parasite Wolbachia residing inside the genome of its host species. It explains that lateral gene ...
Subject: Biology: Biology:Evolution:Processes, Biology:Molecular Biology, Biology, Evolution:Patterns, Biology:Microbiology, Evolution, Ecology:Symbiotic Relations, Biology:Ecology
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations, Animations/Video
Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), General Public, Graduate/Professional, High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14)

The Tripartite Associations between Bacteriophage, Wolbachia, and Arthropods part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This research paper describes a set of quantitative approaches to characterizing phage densities and its associations with bacterial densities and cytoplasmic incompatibility (CI) within Wolbachia. ...
Subject: Biology: Biology:Microbiology, Microbiology:Methods of Microbiology :Molecular Methods, Microscopy, Biology, Evolution:Processes, Biology:Ecology:Symbiotic Relations, Biology:Evolution:Principles, Patterns
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Research Results
Grade Level: Graduate/Professional, College Upper (15-16)

Bacteriophage part of SERC Web Resource Collection

These online lecture notes define bacteriophage and review the composition and structure of bacteriophage, infection of host cells, and phage multiplication cycles (lytic and lysogenic). The notes ...
Subject: Biology: Biology:Microbiology, Biology
Resource Type: Audio/Visual:Collections, Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Audio/Visual:Audio, Animations/Video, Course Information:Course Site:Course Notes, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations
Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16), High School (9-12)

Mosquito age and dengue transmission part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This online portal features a research project funded by The Grand Challenges in Global Health Initiative to develop new strategies to control mosquitoes that transmit human disease. Specifically, ...
Subject: Biology: Biology, Microbiology, Microbiology:Microbiology and Health, Biology:Ecology:Symbiotic Relations, Biology:Ecology
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Collection, Overview/Reference Work
Grade Level: Graduate/Professional, College Upper (15-16), General Public, Middle (6-8), High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14)

Wolbachia and Wasp Evolution part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This Science news brief summarizes the startling effect that Wolbachia have on the reproduction of their insect hosts. It offers an overview of cytoplasmic incompatibility and its role in ...
Subject: Biology: Biology:Evolution:Processes, Biology:Microbiology, Biology, Evolution:Patterns, Principles, Biology:Ecology, Ecology:Symbiotic Relations, Biology:Evolution
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), Graduate/Professional, College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12)

Speciation and Wolbachia part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This scientific article offers a comprehensive overview of Wolbachia and its role in speciation. Sections include: What Wolbachia is; What Wolbachia Does to Its Host; Wolbachia ...
Subject: Biology: Biology:Microbiology, Biology, Evolution:Processes, Patterns, Biology:Ecology:Symbiotic Relations, Biology:Evolution, Evolution:Principles
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), Graduate/Professional, College Lower (13-14)

Bacterium Can Alter Evolution Of Another Species part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This Daily University Science News article reviews scientific evidence that the parasitic bacterium Wolbachia can accelerate the natural evolution of wasps by altering the sperm of its male host, ...
Subject: Biology: Biology, Evolution:Processes, Biology:Microbiology, Ecology:Symbiotic Relations:Parasitism, Biology:Evolution:Patterns
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12)

New Culprit Emerges in River Blindness part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This Science news article introduces a 2002 publication in which an international team of researchers determined that the bacterial symbiont Wolbachia might be the real culprit in river blindness. ...
Subject: Biology: Biology, Microbiology:Microbiology and Health, Biology:Microbiology, Ecology:Symbiotic Relations
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Grade Level: Graduate/Professional, College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12)

Doxycycline Reduces Plasma VEGF-C/sVEGFR-3 and Improves Pathology in Lymphatic Filariasis part of SERC Web Resource Collection

According to this PLoS Pathogens paper, doxycycline is able to kill adult worms responsible for lymphatic filariasis, thus improving lymphatic vessel dilation and significantly ameliorating the ...
Subject: Biology: Biology, Microbiology:Microbiology and Health, Biology:Microbiology, Ecology:Symbiotic Relations
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Research Results
Grade Level: Graduate/Professional, College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14)