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The expression of one ankyrin pk2 allele of the WO prophage is correlated with the Wolbachia feminizing effect in isopods.
BMC microbiology - 12 Apr 2012
Pichon Samuel, Bouchon Didier, Liu Chao, Chen Lanming, Garrett Roger A, Grève Pierre
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BACKGROUND: The maternally inherited α-Proteobacteria Wolbachia pipientis is an obligate endosymbiont of nematodes and arthropods, in which they induce a variety of reproductive alterations, including Cytoplasmic Incompatibility (CI) and feminization. The genome of the feminizing wVulC Wolbachia...
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