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SUBMITTER: Zabalou S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC1470911 | biostudies-other | 2004 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Zabalou Sofia S Charlat Sylvain S Nirgianaki Androniki A Lachaise Daniel D Merçot Hervé H Bourtzis Kostas K
Genetics 20040601 2
In this study, we report data about the presence of Wolbachia in Drosophila yakuba, D. teissieri, and D. santomea. Wolbachia strains were characterized using their wsp gene sequence and cytoplasmic incompatibility assays. All three species were found infected with Wolbachia bacteria closely related to the wAu strain, found so far in D. simulans natural populations, and were unable to induce cytoplasmic incompatibility. We injected wRi, a CI-inducing strain naturally infecting D. simulans, into t ...[more]