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Wolbachia, normally a symbiont of Drosophila, can be virulent, causing degeneration and early death.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 30 Sept 1997
Min K T, Benzer S
Abstract excerpt
Wolbachia, a maternally transmitted microorganism of the Rickettsial family, is known to cause cytoplasmic incompatibility, parthenogenesis, or feminization in various insect species. The bacterium-host relationship is usually symbiotic: incompatibility between infected males and uninfected females can enhance reproductive isolation and evolution, whereas the other mechanisms enhance progeny production. We have...
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