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How many species are infected with Wolbachia? – a statistical analysis of current data
Wolbachia are intracellular bacteria found in many species of arthropods and nematodes. They manipulate the reproduction of their arthropod hosts in various ways, may play a role in host speciation and have potential applications in biological pest control. Estimates suggest that at least 20% of all...
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author | Hilgenboecker, Kirsten Hammerstein, Peter Schlattmann, Peter Telschow, Arndt Werren, John H |
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description | Wolbachia are intracellular bacteria found in many species of arthropods and nematodes. They manipulate the reproduction of their arthropod hosts in various ways, may play a role in host speciation and have potential applications in biological pest control. Estimates suggest that at least 20% of all insect species are infected with Wolbachia. These estimates result from several Wolbachia screenings in which numerous species were tested for infection; however, tests were mostly performed on only one to two individuals per species. The actual percent of species infected will depend on the distribution of infection frequencies among species. We present a meta-analysis that estimates percentage of infected species based on data on the distribution of infection levels among species. We used a beta-binomial model that describes the distribution of infection frequencies of Wolbachia, shedding light on the overall infection rate as well as on the infection frequency within species. Our main findings are that (1) the proportion of Wolbachia-infected species is estimated to be 66%, and that (2) within species the infection frequency follows a ‘most-or-few’ infection pattern in a sense that the Wolbachia infection frequency within one species is typically either very high (>90%) or very low (<10%). |
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spelling | pubmed-23272082008-11-14 How many species are infected with Wolbachia? – a statistical analysis of current data Hilgenboecker, Kirsten Hammerstein, Peter Schlattmann, Peter Telschow, Arndt Werren, John H FEMS Microbiol Lett Research Letters Wolbachia are intracellular bacteria found in many species of arthropods and nematodes. They manipulate the reproduction of their arthropod hosts in various ways, may play a role in host speciation and have potential applications in biological pest control. Estimates suggest that at least 20% of all insect species are infected with Wolbachia. These estimates result from several Wolbachia screenings in which numerous species were tested for infection; however, tests were mostly performed on only one to two individuals per species. The actual percent of species infected will depend on the distribution of infection frequencies among species. We present a meta-analysis that estimates percentage of infected species based on data on the distribution of infection levels among species. We used a beta-binomial model that describes the distribution of infection frequencies of Wolbachia, shedding light on the overall infection rate as well as on the infection frequency within species. Our main findings are that (1) the proportion of Wolbachia-infected species is estimated to be 66%, and that (2) within species the infection frequency follows a ‘most-or-few’ infection pattern in a sense that the Wolbachia infection frequency within one species is typically either very high (>90%) or very low (<10%). Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2008-04-01 2008-02-29 /pmc/articles/PMC2327208/ /pubmed/18312577 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-6968.2008.01110.x Text en © 2008 The Authors Journal compilation © 2008 Federation of European Microbiological Societies/Blackwell Publishing Ltd https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ Re-use of this article is permitted in accordance with the Creative Commons Deed, Attribution 2.5, which does not permit commercial exploitation. |
spellingShingle | Research Letters Hilgenboecker, Kirsten Hammerstein, Peter Schlattmann, Peter Telschow, Arndt Werren, John H How many species are infected with Wolbachia? – a statistical analysis of current data |
title | How many species are infected with Wolbachia? – a statistical analysis of current data |
title_full | How many species are infected with Wolbachia? – a statistical analysis of current data |
title_fullStr | How many species are infected with Wolbachia? – a statistical analysis of current data |
title_full_unstemmed | How many species are infected with Wolbachia? – a statistical analysis of current data |
title_short | How many species are infected with Wolbachia? – a statistical analysis of current data |
title_sort | how many species are infected with wolbachia? – a statistical analysis of current data |
topic | Research Letters |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2327208/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18312577 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-6968.2008.01110.x |
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