Inactivation of Wolbachia reveals its biological roles in whitefly host.

The whitefly Bemisia tabaci is cryptic species complex composed of numerous species. Individual species from the complex harbor a diversity of bacterial endosymbionts including Wolbachia. However, while Wolbachia is known to have a number of different roles, its role in B. tabaci is unclear. Here, t...

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Main Authors: Xia Xue, Shao-Jian Li, Muhammad Z Ahmed, Paul J De Barro, Shun-Xiang Ren, Bao-Li Qiu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3483251?pdf=render