Wolbachia in the Culex pipiens group mosquitoes: introgression and superinfection.
Wolbachia bacteria in mosquitoes induce cytoplasmic incompatibility (CI), where sperm from Wolbachia-infected males can produce inviable progeny. The wPip strain in the Culex pipiens group of mosquitoes produces a complexity of CI crossing types. Several factors are thought to be capable of influenc...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2009
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