A wMel Wolbachia variant in Aedes aegypti from field-collected Drosophila melanogaster with increased phenotypic stability under heat stress
X. Gu, P. A. Ross, J. Rodriguez-Andres, K. L. Robinson, Q. Yang, M.-J. Lau, A. A. Hoffmann
This study transfers a wMel Wolbachia variant from Drosophila melanogaster to Aedes aegypti, showing improved heat tolerance and cytoplasmic incompatibility under stress.
bioRxiv · Jan 2, 2022Microbiology