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- Title
Wolbachia: master manipulators of invertebrate biology.
- Authors
Werren, John H.; Baldo, Laura; Clark, Michael E.
- Abstract
Wolbachia are common intracellular bacteria that are found in arthropods and nematodes. These alphaproteobacteria endosymbionts are transmitted vertically through host eggs and alter host biology in diverse ways, including the induction of reproductive manipulations, such as feminization, parthenogenesis, male killing and sperm–egg incompatibility. They can also move horizontally across species boundaries, resulting in a widespread and global distribution in diverse invertebrate hosts. Here, we review the basic biology of Wolbachia, with emphasis on recent advances in our understanding of these fascinating endosymbionts.
- Subjects
WOLBACHIA; MANIPULATIVE behavior; PLANT nematodes; ARTHROPODA; BACTERIA; INTRACELLULAR pathogens
- Publication
Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2008, Vol 6, Issue 10, p741
- ISSN
1740-1526
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.1038/nrmicro1969