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Population genomics of the Wolbachia endosymbiont in Drosophila melanogaster.
PLoS genetics - 1 Jan 2012
Richardson Mark F, Weinert Lucy A, Welch John J, Linheiro Raquel S, Magwire Michael M, Jiggins Francis M, Bergman Casey M
Abstract excerpt
Wolbachia are maternally inherited symbiotic bacteria, commonly found in arthropods, which are able to manipulate the reproduction of their host in order to maximise their transmission. The evolutionary history of endosymbionts like Wolbachia can be revealed by integrating information on infectio...
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