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Evidence for a recent horizontal transmission and spatial spread of Wolbachia from endemic Rhagoletis cerasi (Diptera: Tephritidae) to invasive Rhagoletis cingulata in Europe.
Molecular ecology - 1 Aug 2013
Schuler Hannes, Bertheau Coralie, Egan Scott P, Feder Jeffrey L, Riegler Markus, Schlick-Steiner Birgit C, Steiner Florian M, Johannesen Jes, Kern Peter, Tuba Katalin, Lakatos Ferenc, Köppler Kirsten, Arthofer Wolfgang, Stauffer Christian
Abstract excerpt
The widespread occurrence of Wolbachia in arthropods and nematodes suggests that this intracellular, maternally inherited endosymbiont has the ability to cross species boundaries. However, direct evidence for such a horizontal transmission of Wolbachia in nature is scarce. Here, we compare the well-characterized Wolbachia infection of the European cherry fruit fly, Rhagoletis cerasi, with that of the North...
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