Distinct Effects of the Male-Killing Bacteria Wolbachia and Spiroplasma and a Partiti-Like Virus in the Tea Pest Moth, Homona magnanima
H. Arai, T. Takamatsu, S. R. Lin, T. Mizutani, T. Omatsu, Y. Katayama, M. Nakai, Y. Kunimi, M. N. Inoue
This study compares the effects of three male-killing microbes in the tea pest moth, showing they use distinct mechanisms to kill male hosts.
bioRxiv · Apr 29, 2022Evolutionary Biology