Transgenic Testing Does Not Support a Role for Additional Candidate Genes in Wolbachia Male Killing or Cytoplasmic Incompatibility

Wolbachia are widespread bacterial endosymbionts that manipulate the reproduction of diverse arthropods to spread through a population and can substantially shape host evolution. Recently, reports identified three prophage WO genes (wmk, cifA, and cifB) that transgenically recapitulate many aspects...

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Main Authors: Jessamyn I. Perlmutter, Jane E. Meyers, Seth R. Bordenstein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2020-01-01
Series:mSystems
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1128/mSystems.00658-19