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Detection of a Conserved Bacterial Symbiosis in non-frugivorous Australian Fruit Flies (Diptera, Tephritidae, Tephritinae) Supports its Widespread Association.
Microbial ecology - 8 Jan 2026
Carofano Ivana, Martinez-Sañudo Isabel, Riegler Markus, Hancock David L, Morrow Jennifer L, Mazzon Luca
Abstract excerpt
Several insect lineages, including some fruit flies, have evolved mutualistic associations with primary symbiotic bacteria. Some species of Tephritinae, the most specialized subfamily of fruit flies (Diptera, Tephritidae) harbour co-evolved, vertically transmitted and non-culturable bacterial symbionts in their midgut, known as Candidatus Stammerula spp. (Enterobacteriaceae). While such associations have...
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