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Wolbachia cifB induces cytoplasmic incompatibility in the malaria mosquito vector

Wolbachia, a maternally inherited intracellular bacterial species, can manipulate host insect reproduction by cytoplasmic incompatibility (CI), which results in embryo lethality in crosses between infected males and uninfected females. CI is encoded by two prophage genes, cifA and cifB. Wolbachia, c...

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Autores principales: Adams, Kelsey L., Abernathy, Daniel G., Willett, Bailey C., Selland, Emily K., Itoe, Maurice A., Catteruccia, Flaminia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8612931/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34819638
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41564-021-00998-6