Hidden endosymbionts: A male-killer concealed by another endosymbiont and a nuclear suppressor
K. M. Richardson, P. A. Ross, B. S. Cooper, W. R. Conner, T. Schmidt, A. A. Hoffmann
The paper identifies a male-killing Wolbachia strain in Drosophila pseudotakahashii, hidden by a cytoplasmic incompatibility Wolbachia and a nuclear suppressor, revealing complexities in endosymbiont detection and host interactions.
bioRxiv · Oct 19, 2022Evolutionary Biology