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Wolbachia strains typing in different geographic population spider, Hylyphantes graminicola (Linyphiidae).
Current microbiology - 1 Jan 2011
Yun Yueli, Lei Chaoliang, Peng Yu, Liu Fengxiang, Chen Jian, Chen Linbo
Abstract excerpt
The Wolbachia endosymbiont of spiders has not been extensively examined. In order to investigate the distribution, evolutionary history, and reproductive phenotype of Wolbachia in spiders in China, we tested 11 geographic populations of Hylyphantes graminicola. Wolbachia infection has been detected in each population. 10 Wolbachia strains have been characterized by multilocus sequence typing (MLST). Phylogenetic...
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