Highly transmissible cytoplasmic incompatibility by the extracellular insect symbiont Spiroplasma
Summary: Cytoplasmic incompatibility (CI) is a form of reproductive manipulation caused by maternally inherited endosymbionts infecting arthropods, like Wolbachia, whereby matings between infected males and uninfected females produce few or no offspring. We report the discovery of a new CI symbiont,...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2022-05-01
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Series: | iScience |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S258900422200606X |