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Determination of Wolbachia diversity in butterflies from Western Ghats, India, by a multigene approach.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Jun 2012
Salunke Bipinchandra K, Salunkhe Rahul C, Dhotre Dhiraj P, Walujkar Sandeep A, Khandagale Avinash B, Chaudhari Rahul, Chandode Rakesh K, Ghate Hemant V, Patole Milind S, Werren John H, Shouche Yogesh S
Abstract excerpt
Members of the genus Wolbachia are intracellular bacteria that are widespread in arthropods and establish diverse symbiotic associations with their hosts, ranging from mutualism to parasitism. Here we present the first detailed analyses of Wolbachia in butterflies from India with screening of 56 species. Twenty-nine species (52%) representing five families were positive for Wolbachia. This is the first report of...
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