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Wolbachia diversity in the Porcellionides pruinosus complex of species (Crustacea: Oniscidea): evidence for host-dependent patterns of infection.
Heredity - 1 Oct 2001
Michel-Salzat A, Cordaux R, Bouchon D
Abstract excerpt
Porcellionides pruinosus is a cosmopolitan woodlouse. It is known to exhibit patterns of geographical variation between populations, and has been suspected to consist of several very closely related species. This species was found to carry Wolbachia endosymbionts, alpha-proteobacteria which are known to modify the reproduction of their crustacean hosts by inducing cytoplasmic incompatibility or feminization. In...
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