A viral mutualist employs posthatch transmission for vertical and horizontal spread among parasitoid wasps
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DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2120048119
Abstract: Significance Mutualistic viruses remain a rarity among known animal–microbe symbioses. Yet, several beneficial viruses have been identified within insects called parasitoid wasps. Most of these viral entities are permanent components of wasp genomes. However, a… read more here.
Keywords: parasitoid wasps; among parasitoid; transmission; wasps viral ... See more keywords