Transgenic Testing Does Not Support a Role for Additional Candidate Genes in Wolbachia Male Killing or Cytoplasmic Incompatibility
Wolbachia are widespread bacterial endosymbionts that manipulate the reproduction of diverse arthropods to spread through a population and can substantially shape host evolution. Recently, reports identified three prophage WO genes (wmk, cifA, and cifB) that transgenically recapitulate many aspects...
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Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2020-01-01
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Series: | mSystems |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1128/mSystems.00658-19 |