Transgenic Testing Does Not Support a Role for Additional Candidate Genes in <italic toggle="yes">Wolbachia</italic> Male Killing or Cytoplasmic Incompatibility

ABSTRACT Endosymbiotic bacteria in the genus Wolbachia remarkably infect nearly half of all arthropod species. They spread in part because of manipulations of host sexual reproduction that enhance the maternal transmission of the bacteria, including male killing (death of infected males) and unidire...

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Main Authors: Jessamyn I. Perlmutter, Jane E. Meyers, Seth R. Bordenstein
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2020
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/bcec2c0d963f40c5ab3df62db86b0cb2
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