REVALENCE AND GENOTYPIC DIVERSITY OF THE SYMBIOTIC BACTERIUM WOLBACHIA IN THE DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER POPULATION OF NALCHIK

The symbiotic bacterium Wolbachia is widespread in natural Drosophila melanogaster populations. Its frequency in D. melanogaster populations is broadly variable from occasional individuals to total infestation. Six genotypes are recognized in this symbiont: wMel, wMel2, wMel3, wMel4, wMelCS, and wMe...

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Main Authors: R. A. Bykov, Yu. Yu. Ilinskii, M. A. Voloshina, I. K. Zakharov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Cytology and Genetics of Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences 2015-01-01
Series:Vavilovskij Žurnal Genetiki i Selekcii
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Online Access:https://vavilov.elpub.ru/jour/article/view/253