Transmission, tropism and biological impacts of torix Rickettsia in the common bed bug Cimex lectularius (Hemiptera: Cimicidae)
P. Thongprem, S. Evison, G. D. D. Hurst, O. Otti
This study investigates the transmission and biological effects of a torix group Rickettsia in bed bugs, finding maternal transmission and reduced development and fecundity without cytoplasmic incompatibility.
bioRxiv · Sep 20, 2020Zoology