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Horizontal transfers of feminizing versus non-feminizing Wolbachia strains: from harmless passengers to pathogens.
Environmental microbiology - 1 Nov 2013
Le Clec'h Winka, Raimond Maryline, Guillot Sylvain, Bouchon Didier, Sicard Mathieu
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The endosymbiont Wolbachia pipientis infects various hosts in which it navigates vertically from mothers to offspring. However, horizontal transfers of Wolbachia can occur between hosts. The virulence of the horizontally acquired Wolbachia can change in the new host as it has been illustrated by...
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