Symbiosis: Wolbachia Host Shifts in the Fast Lane

Siozios, Stefanos ORCID: 0000-0002-1104-7061, Gerth, Michael ORCID: 0000-0001-7553-4072, Griffin, Joanne S ORCID: 0000-0002-6401-7544 and Hurst, Gregory DD ORCID: 0000-0002-7163-7784 (2018) Symbiosis: Wolbachia Host Shifts in the Fast Lane. CURRENT BIOLOGY, 28 (6). R269-R271.

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2018.02.008

Abstract

The inherited bacterium Wolbachia is an important component of the biology of many arthropods. What makes it so common? An analysis of drosophilids revealed one strain host shifts at a surprisingly high rate, infecting eight species in under 30,000 years.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Animals, Arthropods, Drosophila, Wolbachia, Symbiosis
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	25 Jan 2019 11:05
Last Modified:	19 Jan 2023 06:35
DOI:	10.1016/j.cub.2018.02.008
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URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3020129