The diversity of reproductive parasites among arthropods: Wolbachiado not walk alone

Duron, Olivier; Bouchon, Didier; Boutin, Sébastien; Bellamy, Lawrence; Zhou, Liqin; Engelstädter, Jan; D. D. Hurst, Gregory

doi:10.1186/1741-7007-6-27

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The diversity of reproductive parasites among arthropods: Wolbachiado not walk alone

Published in BMC Biology • Jun 24, 2008

Authors:

Olivier Duron

Didier Bouchon

Sébastien Boutin

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Inherited bacteria have come to be recognised as important components of arthropod biology. In addition to mutualistic symbioses, a range of other inherited bacteria are known to act either as reproductive parasites or as secondary symbionts. Whilst the incidence of the alpha-proteobacte...

Subject

Wolbachia

Biology

Spiroplasma

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