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Evolution of Wolbachia pipientis transmission dynamics in insects
1Section of Vector Biology, Dept of Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale University School of Medicine, 60 College St, New Haven, CT 06520, USA.
Trends in Microbiology
|July 3, 1999
Abstract:
Wolbachia pipientis is an intracellular bacterial parasite of arthropods that enhances its transmission by manipulating host reproduction, most commonly by inducing cytoplasmic incompatibility. The discovery of isolates with modified cytoplasmic incompatibility phenotypes and others with novel virulence properties is an indication of the potential breadth of evolutionary strategies employed by Wolbachia.