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