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Wolbachia transmission dynamics in Formica wood ants.

BMC evolutionary biology - 21 Feb 2008

Viljakainen Lumi, Reuter Max, Pamilo Pekka

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BACKGROUND: The role of Wolbachia endosymbionts in shaping the mitochondrial diversity of their arthropod host depends on the effects they have on host reproduction and on the mode of transmission of the bacteria. We have compared the sequence diversity of wsp (Wolbachia surface protein gene) and the host mtDNA in a group of Formica ant species that have diverged approximately 0.5 million years ago (MYA). The aim...

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PMID: 18291041
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2148-8-55
PMCID: PMC2277377

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