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Fitness advantage and cytoplasmic incompatibility in Wolbachia single- and superinfected Aedes albopictus.
Heredity - 1 Aug 2004
Dobson S L, Rattanadechakul W, Marsland E J
Abstract excerpt
Wolbachia are obligate, maternally inherited, intracellular bacteria that infect numerous insects and other invertebrates. Wolbachia infections have evolved multiple mechanisms to manipulate host reproduction and facilitate invasion of naive host populations. One such mechanism is cytoplasmic incompatibility (CI) that occurs in many insect species, including Aedes albopictus (Asian tiger mosquito). The multiple...
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