Towards unravelling Wolbachia global exchange: a contribution from the Bicyclus and Mylothris butterflies in the Afrotropics

Towards unravelling Wolbachia global exchange: a contribution from the Bicyclus and Mylothris butterflies in the Afrotropics

Abstract Background Phylogenetically closely related strains of maternally inherited endosymbiotic bacteria are often found in phylogenetically divergent, and geographically distant insect host species. The interspecies transfer of the symbiont Wolbachia has been thought to have occurred repeatedly,...

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Main Authors: Anne Duplouy, Robin Pranter, Haydon Warren-Gash, Robert Tropek, Niklas Wahlberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-10-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Subjects:
Symbiosis
Vertical transmission
Horizontal transfer
Phylogeny
Lepidoptera
Interspecific interactions
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12866-020-02011-2

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