Multiple horizontal transfers of bacteriophage WO and host Wolbachia in fig wasps in a closed community

Multiple horizontal transfers of bacteriophage WO and host Wolbachia in fig wasps in a closed community

Wolbachia-bacteriophage WO is a good model system for studying interactions between bacteria and viruses. Previous surveys of insect hosts have been conducted via sampling from open or semi-open communities; however, no studies have reported the infection patterns of phage WO of insects living in a...

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Main Authors: Ningxin eWang, Sisi eJia, Heng eXu, Yong eLiu, Dawei eHuang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Wolbachia
specificity
Horizontal transfer
Fig wasp
Bacteriophage WO
fig syconia
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2016.00136/full

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