Finding of male-killing Spiroplasma infecting Drosophila melanogaster in Africa implies transatlantic migration of this endosymbiont

Heredity

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 27-32

  Pool, J E ^a   Wong, A ^a   Aquadro, C F ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Drosophila melanogaster; Male killing; Migration; Spiroplasma

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; DNA; ENDOSYMBIONT; FLY; MALE-KILLING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECOMBINATION; SEX RATIO;

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FEMALE; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION MIGRATION; REPRODUCTION; SEX RATIO; SPIROPLASMA; SYMBIOSIS; UGANDA; WOLBACHIA;

AGING; ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FEMALE; MALE; REPRODUCTION; SEX RATIO; SPIROPLASMA; SYMBIOSIS; UGANDA; WOLBACHIA;

AFRICA; BRAZIL; CENTRAL PROVINCE [UGANDA]; EAST AFRICA; NAMULONGE; SOUTH AMERICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UGANDA;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; SPIROPLASMA;

EID: 33745625633     PISSN: 0018067X     EISSN: 13652540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.hdy.6800830     Document Type: Article

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