Wolbachia Utilize Host Actin for Efficient Maternal Transmission in Drosophila melanogaster

Wolbachia pipientis is a ubiquitous, maternally transmitted bacterium that infects the germline of insect hosts. Estimates are that Wolbachia infect nearly 40% of insect species on the planet, making it the most prevalent infection on Earth. The bacterium, infamous for the reproductive phenotypes i...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Newton, Irene L. G., Savytskyy, Oleksandr, Sheehan, Kathy B.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4408098/