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SUBMITTER: Sazama EJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5306009 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Sazama Eric J EJ Bosch Michael J MJ Shouldis Carmelita S CS Ouellette Scot P SP Wesner Jeff S JS
Ecology and evolution 20170124 4
<i>Wolbachia</i> is a genus of intracellular bacteria typically found within the reproductive systems of insects that manipulates those systems of their hosts. While current estimates of <i>Wolbachia</i> incidence suggest that it infects approximately half of all arthropod species, these estimates are based almost entirely on terrestrial insects. No systematic survey of <i>Wolbachia</i> in aquatic insects has been performed. To estimate <i>Wolbachia</i> incidence among aquatic insect species, we ...[more]