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SUBMITTER: Faria VG
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5042464 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Faria Vitor G VG Martins Nelson E NE Magalhães Sara S Paulo Tânia F TF Nolte Viola V Schlötterer Christian C Sucena Élio É Teixeira Luis L
PLoS genetics 20160929 9
Microbial symbionts can modulate host interactions with biotic and abiotic factors. Such interactions may affect the evolutionary trajectories of both host and symbiont. Wolbachia protects Drosophila melanogaster against several viral infections and the strength of the protection varies between variants of this endosymbiont. Since Wolbachia is maternally transmitted, its fitness depends on the fitness of its host. Therefore, Wolbachia populations may be under selection when Drosophila is subject ...[more]