Genome fragment of
                    <i>Wolbachia</i>
                    endosymbiont transferred to X chromosome of host insect

Kondo, Natsuko; Nikoh, Naruo; Ijichi, Nobuyuki; Shimada, Masakazu; Fukatsu, Takema

doi:10.1073/pnas.222228199

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Genome fragment of Wolbachia endosymbiont transferred to X chromosome of host insect

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Authors:

Natsuko Kondo

Naruo Nikoh

Nobuyuki Ijichi

Abstract

The adzuki bean beetle, Callosobruchus chinensis , is triple-infected with distinct lineages of Wolbachia endosymbiont, wBruCon, wBruOri, and wBruAus, which were identified by their wsp ( Wolbachia surface protein) gene sequences. Whereas wBruCon and wBruOri caused cytoplasmic incompatibility of the...

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