Male Age and Wolbachia Dynamics: Investigating How Fast and Why Bacterial Densities and Cytoplasmic Incompatibility Strengths Vary

Male Age and Wolbachia Dynamics: Investigating How Fast and Why Bacterial Densities and Cytoplasmic Incompatibility Strengths Vary

ABSTRACT Endosymbionts can influence host reproduction and fitness to favor their maternal transmission. For example, endosymbiotic Wolbachia bacteria often cause cytoplasmic incompatibility (CI) that kills uninfected embryos fertilized by Wolbachia-modified sperm. Infected females can rescue CI, pr...

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Main Authors: J. Dylan Shropshire, Emily Hamant, Brandon S. Cooper
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2021-12-01
Series:mBio
Subjects:
aging
Drosophila
immunity
symbiosis
wMel
wRi
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.02998-21

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https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.02998-21

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