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Wolbachia strain diversity in a complex group of sympatric cryptic parasitoid wasp species.
BMC microbiology - 2 Sept 2024
Valerio Federica, Martel Cornelia, Stefanescu Constanti, van Nouhuys Saskya, Kankare Maaria, Duplouy Anne
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BACKGROUND: Maternally-inherited symbionts can induce pre-mating and/or post-mating reproductive isolation between sympatric host lineages, and speciation, by modifying host reproductive phenotypes. The large parasitoid wasp genus Cotesia (Braconidae) includes a diversity of cryptic species, each specialized in parasitizing one to few related Lepidoptera host species. Here, we characterized the infection status...
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