First detection of endosymbiotic bacteria in biting midges <i>Culicoides pulicaris</i> and <i>Culicoides punctatus</i> , important Palaearctic vectors of bluetongue virus

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Heritable bacteria have been highlighted as important components of vector biology, acting as required symbionts with an anabolic role, altering competence for disease transmission, and affecting patterns of gene flow by altering cross compatibility. In this paper, we tested eight U.K. species of Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) midge for the presence of five genera of endosymbiotic bacteria: Cardinium...

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