Remnants of horizontal transfers of Wolbachia genes in a Wolbachia-free woodwasp

Wolbachia is a bacterial endosymbiont of many arthropod and nematode species. Due to its capacity to alter host biology, Wolbachia plays an important role in arthropod and nematode ecology and evolution. Sirex no...

Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology - March 26, 2022 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Jos éphine Queffelec, Alisa Postma, Jeremy D. Allison and Bernard Slippers Tags: Research Source Type: research