Pervasive Effects of <italic toggle="yes">Wolbachia</italic> on Host Temperature Preference
ABSTRACT Heritable symbionts can modify a range of ecologically important host traits, including behavior. About half of all insect species are infected with maternally transmitted Wolbachia, a bacterial endosymbiont known to alter host reproduction, nutrient acquisition, and virus susceptibility. H...
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| Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2020-10-01
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| Series: | mBio |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.01768-20 |