No evidence of Wolbachia among Great Lakes area populations of Daphnia pulex (Crustacea: Cladocera)

Wolbachia endobacteria are commonly associated with a variety of arthropod species as hosts and induce known changes in their hosts’ life-history traits. Despite exhibiting several Wolbachia-like life-history traits, and despite being a common model organism, the zooplankton Daphnia pulex has not be...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of plankton research 2005-01, Vol.27 (1), p.121-124
Hauptverfasser:	Fitzsimmons, Jay M., Innes, David J.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animal and plant ecology Animal, plant and microbial ecology Animals Aquatic crustaceans Arthropoda Autoecology Biological and medical sciences Cladocera Crustacea Daphnia pulex Freshwater Freshwater crustaceans Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Genes Hosts Inland waters Lakes Life history Phenotypes Protozoa. Invertebrata Wolbachia Zooplankton
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Zusammenfassung:	Wolbachia endobacteria are commonly associated with a variety of arthropod species as hosts and induce known changes in their hosts’ life-history traits. Despite exhibiting several Wolbachia-like life-history traits, and despite being a common model organism, the zooplankton Daphnia pulex has not been formally tested for infection with Wolbachia. Among 203 isolates exhibiting a range of life-history phenotypes, we found no evidence of Wolbachia. This leaves the genes of D. pulex as the most likely cause of its own life-history traits.
ISSN:	0142-7873 1464-3774 1464-3774
DOI:	10.1093/plankt/fbh145