Warm temperature inhibits cytoplasmic incompatibility induced by endosymbiotic Rickettsiella in a spider host
J. D. Proctor, V. Mackevicius-Dubickaja, Y. Gottlieb, J. White
This study investigates how temperature affects cytoplasmic incompatibility (CI) in Rickettsiella-infected spiders, finding that warm temperatures reduce CI induction but not rescue.
bioRxiv · Apr 17, 2024Ecology