Functional genomics of a Spiroplasma associated with the carmine cochineals Dactylopius coccus and Dactylopius opuntiae
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DOI: 10.1186/s12864-021-07540-2
Abstract: Background Spiroplasma is a widely distributed endosymbiont of insects, arthropods, and plants. In insects, Spiroplasma colonizes the gut, hemolymph, and reproductive organs of the host. Previous metagenomic surveys of the domesticated carmine cochineal Dactylopius coccus… read more here.
Keywords: dactylopius; insects; dactylopius coccus; ixodetis ... See more keywords
Male-killing mechanisms vary between Spiroplasma species
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DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.1075199
Abstract: Male-killing, a male-specific death of arthropod hosts during development, is induced by Spiroplasma (Mollicutes) endosymbionts of the Citri–Poulsonii and the Ixodetis groups, which are phylogenetically distant groups. Spiroplasma poulsonii induces male-killing in Drosophila melanogaster (Diptera)… read more here.
Keywords: male killing; killing mechanisms; spiroplasma; ixodetis ... See more keywords