Phenotype and transmission efficiency of artificial and natural male-killing Spiroplasma infections in Drosophila melanogaster

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 109, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 243-247

  Hutchence, Kate J ^a   Padé, Rémi ^a   Swift, Heather L ^a   Bennett, Daimark ^a   Hurst, Gregory D D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Drosophila; Male killing; Spiroplasma; Symbiosis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CYTOLOGY; DISEASE MODEL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FEMALE; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PHENOTYPE; REPRODUCTION; SEX RATIO; SPIROPLASMA; SYMBIOSIS;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, INFECTIOUS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FEMALE; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; MALE; PHENOTYPE; REPRODUCTION; SEX RATIO; SPIROPLASMA; SYMBIOSIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILA NEBULOSA; HEXAPODA; SPIROPLASMA;

EID: 84856211630     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: 10960805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2011.10.003     Document Type: Article

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