Wolbachia variability and host effects on crossing type in Culex mosquitoes.

Wolbachia is a common maternally inherited bacterial symbiont able to induce crossing sterilities known as cytoplasmic incompatibility (CI) in insects. Wolbachia-modified sperm are unable to complete fertilization of uninfected ova, but a rescue function allows infected eggs to develop normally. By...

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Autori principali: Sinkins, S, Walker, T, Lynd, A, Steven, A, Makepeace, B, Godfray, H, Parkhill, J
Natura: Journal article
Lingua:English
Pubblicazione: 2005