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No effect of Wolbachia on resistance to intracellular infection by pathogenic bacteria in Drosophila melanogaster.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Rottschaefer Susan M, Lazzaro Brian P
Abstract excerpt
Multiple studies have shown that infection with the endosymbiotic bacterium Wolbachia pipientis confers Drosophila melanogaster and other insects with resistance to infection by RNA viruses. Studies investigating whether Wolbachia infection induces the immune system or confers protection against...
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