Phylogenetic analysis of parthenogenesis-inducing Wolbachia in the genus Aphytis (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae)

Insect Molecular Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 393-396

  Gottlieb, Y ^a,b   Zchori Fein, E ^a   Faktor, O ^a   Rosen, D ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b Newe Yaar ^*  (Israel)

Author keywords

ftsZ gene; Parasitic wasps; Symbionts; Thelytoky

Indexed keywords

PARASITOID; PARTHENOGENESIS; PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIMER DNA; SYMBIOSIS;

APHYTIS CHILENSIS; APHYTIS CHRYSOMPHALI; APHYTIS DIASPIDIS; APHYTIS LINGNANENSIS; WOLBACHIA;

EID: 0032213980     PISSN: 09621075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2583.1998.740393.x     Document Type: Article

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