Wolbachia pipientis: Bacterial Density and Unidirectional Cytoplasmic Incompatibility between Infected Populations of Aedes albopictus

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Unidirectional cytoplasmic incompatibility is seen when certain Wolbachia-infected insect populations are crossed. Two hypotheses might explain this phenomenon: superinfections with mutually incompatible strains of Wolbachia producing incompatibility when crossed to individuals infected with only a single bacterial strain or, alternatively, a bacterial dosage model, with differences in Wolbachia densities...

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