MicrobiologybioRxiv
Boosting innate immunity: Asaia bacteria expressing a protein from Wolbachia determine macrophage activation and killing of Leishmania
I. VAROTTO-BOCCAZZI, S. EPIS, I. ARNOLDI…·C. Bandi
This study shows that Asaia bacteria expressing Wolbachia surface protein activate M1 macrophages and kill Leishmania, comparable to amphotericin B.