Wolbachia in filarial nematodes: Evolutionary aspects and implications for the pathogenesis and treatment of filarial diseases

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 98, Issue 1-3, 2001, Pages 215-238

  Bandi, Claudio ^a   Trees, Alexander J ^b   Brattig, Norbert W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c BERNHARD NOCHT INSTITUTE FOR TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Filariasis; Immunology; Innate immunity; Symbiosis; Therapy

Indexed keywords

CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; DOXYCYCLINE; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; OXYTETRACYCLINE; PENICILLIN G; RIFAMPICIN; TETRACYCLINE;

BACTERIAL INFECTION; BRUGIA MALAYI; BRUGIA PAHANGI; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG EFFICACY; EVOLUTION; FILARIASIS; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMAN; LITOMOSOIDES; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; ONCHOCERCA VOLVULUS; PATHOGENESIS; PHYLOGENY; REVIEW; SYMBIOSIS; VERTEBRATE; WOLBACHIA;

EID: 0035850250     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4017(01)00432-0     Document Type: Article

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