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Review
. 2003 Apr;19(4):217-23.
doi: 10.1016/S0168-9525(03)00024-6.

Evolutionary consequences of Wolbachia infections

Sylvain Charlat  1 , Gregory D D Hurst, Hervé Merçot
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Evolutionary consequences of Wolbachia infections

Sylvain Charlat et al. Trends Genet. 2003 Apr.

Abstract

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.

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