Molecular Evolution of the Substrate Utilization Strategies and Putative Virulence Factors in Mosquito-Associated Spiroplasma Species [PDF]
, 2014 Comparative genomics provides a powerful tool to characterize the genetic differences among species that may be linked to their phenotypic variations. In the case of mosquito-associated Spiroplasma species, such approach is useful for the investigation ...
Chang, T.-H. +4 more
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A screen for bacterial endosymbionts in the model organisms Tribolium castaneum, T. confusum, Callosobruchus maculatus, and related species [PDF]
, 2015 Reproductive parasites such as Wolbachia are extremely widespread amongst the arthropods and can have a large influence over the reproduction and fitness of their hosts.
Fricke, C., Goodacre, S.L., Martin, O.Y
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In Vitro Culture of the Insect Endosymbiont Spiroplasma poulsonii Highlights Bacterial Genes Involved in Host- Symbiont Interaction [PDF]
, 2018 Endosymbiotic bacteria associated with eukaryotic hosts are omnipresent in nature, particularly in insects. Studying the bacterial side of host-symbiont interactions is, however, often limited by the unculturability and genetic intractability of the ...
Bruno Lemaitre +5 more
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Cell Division by Longitudinal Scission in the Insect Endosymbiont
mBio, 2016 Spiroplasma bacteria are highly motile bacteria with no cell wall and a helical morphology. This clade includes many vertically transmitted insect endosymbionts, including Spiroplasma poulsonii, a natural endosymbiont of Drosophila melanogaster.
Elodie Ramond +4 more
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A neo-W chromosome in a tropical butterfly links colour pattern, male-killing, and speciation [PDF]
, 2016 PublishedJournal Article© 2016, Royal Society of London. All rights reserved.Sexually antagonistic selection can drive both the evolution of sex chromosomes and speciation itself.
Collins, S +8 more
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Variable incidence of Spiroplasma infections in natural populations of Drosophila species. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2009 Spiroplasma is widespread as a heritable bacterial symbiont in insects and some other invertebrates, in which it sometimes acts as a male-killer and causes female-biased sex ratios in hosts.
Thomas Watts +3 more
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Facilitating crRNA Design by Integrating DNA Interaction Features of CRISPR‐Cas12a System
Advanced Science, EarlyView.This study introduces a novel approach combining molecular dynamics simulations and neural network modeling to predict the Cas12a trans‐cleavage activity. By integrating sequence and molecular interaction features, prediction accuracy is enhanced, and identify key features affecting Cas12a trans‐cleavage activity.
Zhihao Yao +7 more
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A Veritable Menagerie of Heritable Bacteria from Ants, Butterflies, and Beyond: Broad Molecular Surveys and a Systematic Review [PDF]
, 2014 Maternally transmitted bacteria have been important players in the evolution of insects and other arthropods, affecting their nutrition, defense, development, and reproduction.
Funaro, Colin F. +7 more
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iScience, 2021 Summary: A rigid cell wall defines the morphology of most bacteria. MreB, a bacterial homologue of actin, plays a major role in coordinating cell wall biogenesis and defining cell shape.
Florent Masson +3 more
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European Journal of Entomology, 2013 Thelytokous parthenogenesis is a type of sex determination in which females are produced from unfertilized eggs. Genetic and endosymbiont-induced forms of thelytoky have been described in the Hymenoptera. Our study has revealed that Wolbachia, Cardinium,
Paloma MARTÍNEZ-RODRÍGUEZ +5 more
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