Endosymbiont diversity across native and invasive brown widow spider populations
M. A. Mowery, L. Rosenwald, E. Chapman, Y. Lubin, M. Segoli, T. Khoza, R. Lyle, J. White
The paper examines endosymbiont diversity in native and invasive brown widow spiders, finding widespread Rhabdochlamydia and geographic variation in Wolbachia prevalence.
bioRxiv · Jun 22, 2023Microbiology