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Analysis ofWolbachiaStrains Associated WithConotrachelus nenuphar(Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in the Eastern United States
1 Apr 2010
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We studied the distribution patterns of Wolbachia infection associated with plum curculio strains in eight states of the eastern United States. The presence of the Wolbachia-specific gene wsp identified infections of this endosymbiont in 97.8% of the 93 samples tested. Three distinct Wolbachia strains were identified. The strains wCne1 (593 bp) and wCne2 (593 bp) were 97% identical, and their sequences were both...
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