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A new case of Wolbachia dependence in the genus Asobara: evidence for parthenogenesis induction in Asobara japonica
Wolbachia is a maternally inherited bacterium that is widely distributed among arthropods, in which it manipulates the reproduction of its hosts. Although generally facultative for its hosts, Wolbachia has recent...
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Wolbachia requirement for oogenesis: occurrence within the genus Asobara (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) and evidence for intraspecific variation in A. tabida
Wolbachia are symbiotic bacteria that induce a diversity of phenotypes on their numerous invertebrate host species. In the wasp Asobara tabida (Braconidae), each individual harbours three Wolbachia strains: wAtab...
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Multiple infections and diversity of cytoplasmic incompatibility in a haplodiploid species
Cytoplasmic incompatibility (CI) is a sperm–egg incompatibility commonly induced by the intracellular endosymbiont bacterium Wolbachia that, in diploid species, results in embryo mortality. In haplodiploid specie...
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Cytogenetic mechanism and genetic consequences of thelytoky in the wasp Trichogramma cacoeciae
In Hymenoptera, complete parthenogenesis, that is thelytoky, is a common phenomenon where virgin females produce only daughters. Thelytoky is often induced by bacteria of the genus Wolbachia, but can also be gene...
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Infection polymorphism and cytoplasmic incompatibility in Hymenoptera-Wolbachia associations
Most cases of Wolbachia infection so far documented in haplodiploid Hymenoptera are associated with parthenogenesis induction. Only three examples of Wolbachia-mediated cytoplasmic incompatibility (CI) have been ...
