Detection and characterization of <it>Wolbachia</it> infections in laboratory and natural populations of different species of tsetse flies (genus <it>Glossina</it>)
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Wolbachia</it> is a genus of endosymbiotic α-Proteobacteria infecting a wide range of arthropods and filarial nematodes. <it>Wolbachia</it> is able to induce reproductive abnormalities such as cytoplasmic...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2012-01-01
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Series: | BMC Microbiology |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/12/S1/S3 |