Evolutionary consequences of Wolbachia infections.
The past decade has revealed the bacterium Wolbachia as the most widespread symbiont of arthropods and nematodes. Behind this evolutionary success is an remarkable variety of effects on host biology, ranging from manipulation of reproduction in favor of females to more classical mutualistic interactions. Here we discuss the potential of Wolbachia for promoting evolutionary changes in its hosts.
Charlat
Sylvain
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Institut Jacques Monod, CNRS-Universités Paris 6-7, Laboratoire Dynamique du Génome et Evolution, 2 place Jussieu, 75251 Paris Cedex 05, France. charlat@ijm.jussieu.fr
Hurst
Gregory D D
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Merçot
Hervé
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D000818:Animals; D001181:Arthropods / Q000235:genetics / Q000382:microbiology*; D005075:Biological Evolution; D002453:Cell Cycle / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D005854:Germ Cells; D009348:Nematoda / Q000235:genetics / Q000382:microbiology*; D019849:Sex Determination Processes; D020577:Wolbachia / Q000235:genetics* / Q000472:pathogenicity