Drosophila melanogaster inhabiting northern regions of European Russia are infected with Wolbachia which adversely affects their life span

Wolbachia is a genus of bacteria causing intracellular infection in the natural populations of Drosophila melanogaster on all continents. In D. melanogaster, Wolbachia affects various life history traits, behaviour, sensitivity to stress and viral infection. The phenotypic effects of Wolbachia might...

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Published in:	Вавиловский журнал генетики и селекции
Main Authors:	N. V. Roshina, A. V. Symonenko, A. V. Krementsova, Е. A. Tsybul’ko, V. E. Alatortsev, E. G. Pasyukova, D. V. Mukha
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Federal Research Center Institute of Cytology and Genetics, The Vavilov Society of Geneticists and Breeders 2018-08-01
Subjects:	drosophila melanogaster wolbachia sp. pcr, natural populations symbiont life span
Online Access:	https://vavilov.elpub.ru/jour/article/view/1590