Dynamic Wolbachia prevalence in Acromyrmex leaf‐cutting ants: potential for a nutritional symbiosis

Wolbachia are renowned as reproductive parasites, but their phenotypic effects in eusocial insects are not well understood. We used a combination of qrt‐PCR, fluorescence in situ hybridization and laser scanning confocal microscopy to evaluate the dynamics of Wolbachia infections in the leaf‐cutting...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of evolutionary biology 2012-07, Vol.25 (7), p.1340-1350
Hauptverfasser:	ANDERSEN, S. B., BOYE, M., NASH, D. R., BOOMSMA, J. J.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acromyrmex Acromyrmex ants Animal behavior Animals Ants - growth & development Ants - microbiology Ants - physiology Colonies Evolutionary biology fluorescence in situ hybridization Genotype & phenotype gut bacteria In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence Insects Larva - microbiology Larva - physiology Pupa - microbiology Pupa - physiology Symbiosis Wolbachia Wolbachia - genetics Wolbachia - physiology
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