Population Density of Wolbachia Bacteria and the Induction of the Popcorn-Effect in Drosophila melanogaster

Drosophila melanogaster is known to harbour Wolbachia bacteria that cause the early death of its adult host. The death occurs early as a result of cell rupture caused by the proliferation of Wolbachia within it. However, the number of Wolbachia causing the early death in D. melanogaster is unknown....

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: ENDANG SRIMURNI KUSMINTARSIH
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Indonesian Society for Microbiology 2010-03-01
Series:Microbiology Indonesia
Subjects:
Online Access:https://jurnal.permi.or.id/index.php/mionline/article/view/49