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Genotypes and phenotypes in a Wolbachia-ant symbiosis.
PeerJ - 1 Jan 2024
Frost Crystal L, Mitchell Rowena, Smith Judith Elizabeth, Hughes William O H
Abstract excerpt
The fitness effects of overt parasites, and host resistance to them, are well documented. Most symbionts, however, are more covert and their interactions with their hosts are less well understood. Wolbachia, an intracellular symbiont of insects, is particularly interesting because it is thought to be unaffected by the host immune response and to have fitness effects mostly focussed on sex ratio manipulation....
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