<it>Wolbachia</it> association with the tsetse fly, <it>Glossina fuscipes fuscipes</it>, reveals high levels of genetic diversity and complex evolutionary dynamics

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Wolbachia pipientis</it>, a diverse group of α-proteobacteria, can alter arthropod host reproduction and confer a reproductive advantage to <it>Wolbachia</it>-infected females (cytoplasmic incompatibility...

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Main Authors: Symula Rebecca E, Alam Uzma, Brelsfoard Corey, Wu Yineng, Echodu Richard, Okedi Loyce M, Aksoy Serap, Caccone Adalgisa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2013-02-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
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Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/13/31