Functional test of the influence of Wolbachia genes on cytoplasmic incompatibility expression in Drosophila melanogaster

Insect Molecular Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 75-85

  Yamada, R ^a,b   Iturbe Ormaetxe, I ^a   Brownlie, J C ^a,c   O'Neill, S L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

cytoplasmic incompatibility; Drosophila melanogaster; transgenic fly; Wolbachia

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; CYTOPLASM; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FEMALE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC PROCEDURES; GENETICS; MALE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; TRANSGENIC ANIMAL; WOLBACHIA;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; CYTOPLASM; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENES, INSECT; GENETIC TECHNIQUES; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; WOLBACHIA;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; HEXAPODA; INVERTEBRATA; WOLBACHIA;

EID: 78651269830     PISSN: 09621075     EISSN: 13652583     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2583.2010.01042.x     Document Type: Article

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