Genetic structure and symbiotic profile of worldwide natural populations of the Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata

Genetic structure and symbiotic profile of worldwide natural populations of the Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata

Abstract Background The Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata, is a cosmopolitan agricultural pest of worldwide economic importance and a model for the development of the Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) for fruit flies of the Tephritidae family (Diptera). SIT relies on the effective mating of l...

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Main Authors: Katerina Nikolouli, Antonios A. Augustinos, Panagiota Stathopoulou, Elias Asimakis, Anastasios Mintzas, Kostas Bourtzis, George Tsiamis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-12-01
Series:BMC Genetics
Subjects:
Medfly
Microbiota
Bacterial communities
Microsatellites
16S rRNA
Illumina sequencing
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12863-020-00946-z

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