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Influence of Wolbachia infection on mitochondrial DNA variation in the genus Polytremis (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae).
Molecular phylogenetics and evolution - 1 Dec 2018
Jiang Weibin, Zhu Jianqing, Wu Yajuan, Li Lizhen, Li Yuanyuan, Ge Chen, Wang Ying, Endersby Nancy M, Hoffmann Ary A, Yu Weidong
Abstract excerpt
The maternally inherited obligate bacteria Wolbachia is known for infecting the reproductive tissues of a wide range of arthropods and can contribute to phylogenetically discordant patterns between mtDNA and nDNA. In this study, we tested for an association between mito-nuclear discordance in Polytremis and Wolbachia infection. Six of the 17 species of Polytremis were found to be infected with Wolbachia. Overall,...
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