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Rapid sequential spread of two Wolbachia variants in Drosophila simulans.
PLoS pathogens - 1 Sept 2013
Kriesner Peter, Hoffmann Ary A, Lee Siu F, Turelli Michael, Weeks Andrew R
Abstract excerpt
The maternally inherited intracellular bacteria Wolbachia can manipulate host reproduction in various ways that foster frequency increases within and among host populations. Manipulations involving cytoplasmic incompatibility (CI), where matings between infected males and uninfected females produce non-viable embryos, are common in arthropods and produce a reproductive advantage for infected females. CI was...
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