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Genetic variation and microbiota in bumble bees cross-infected by different strains of C. bombi.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2022
Barribeau Seth M, Schmid-Hempel Paul, Walser Jean-Claude, Zoller Stefan, Berchtold Martina, Schmid-Hempel Regula, Zemp Niklaus
Abstract excerpt
The bumblebee Bombus terrestris is commonly infected by a trypanosomatid gut parasite Crithidia bombi. This system shows a striking degree of genetic specificity where host genotypes are susceptible to different genotypes of parasite. To a degree, variation in host gene expression underlies these differences, however, the effects of standing genetic variation has not yet been explored. Here we report on an...
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