Wolbachia in the genus Bicyclus: a forgotten player
(2018) In Microbial Ecology 75(1). p.255-263- Abstract
- Bicyclus
butterflies are key species for studies of
wing pattern development, phenotypic plasticity, speciation
and the genetics of Lepidoptera. One of the key endosymbi-
onts in butterflies, the alpha-Proteobacterium
Wolbachia
pipientis
, is affecting many of these biological processes;
however, Bicyclus
butterflies have not been investigated sys-
tematically as hosts to
Wolbachia
.Inthisstudy,wescreenfor
Wo lb ac hi a
infection in several
Bicyclus
species from natural
populations across Africa as well as two laboratory popula-
tions. Out of the 24 species tested, 19 were found to be infect-
ed, and no double infection was found, but both A- and B-
supergroup... (More) - Bicyclus
butterflies are key species for studies of
wing pattern development, phenotypic plasticity, speciation
and the genetics of Lepidoptera. One of the key endosymbi-
onts in butterflies, the alpha-Proteobacterium
Wolbachia
pipientis
, is affecting many of these biological processes;
however, Bicyclus
butterflies have not been investigated sys-
tematically as hosts to
Wolbachia
.Inthisstudy,wescreenfor
Wo lb ac hi a
infection in several
Bicyclus
species from natural
populations across Africa as well as two laboratory popula-
tions. Out of the 24 species tested, 19 were found to be infect-
ed, and no double infection was found, but both A- and B-
supergroup strains colonise this butterfly group. We also show
that many of the
Wo lb ac hia
strains identified in
Bicyclus
but-
terflies belong to the ST19 clonal complex. We discuss the
importance of our results in regard to routinely screening for
Wo lb ac hi a
when using
Bicyclus
butterflies as the study organ-
ism of research in eco-evolutionary biology (Less)
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- Duplouy, Anne LU and Brattström, Oskar
- publishing date
- 2018
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- Contribution to journal
- publication status
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- Microbial Ecology
- volume
- 75
- issue
- 1
- pages
- 255 - 263
- publisher
- Springer
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- pmid:28702705
- scopus:85023168764
- ISSN
- 1432-184X
- DOI
- 10.1007/s00248-017-1024-9
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- English
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abstract = {{Bicyclus<br/>butterflies are key species for studies of<br/>wing pattern development, phenotypic plasticity, speciation<br/>and the genetics of Lepidoptera. One of the key endosymbi-<br/>onts in butterflies, the alpha-Proteobacterium<br/>Wolbachia<br/>pipientis<br/>, is affecting many of these biological processes;<br/>however, Bicyclus<br/>butterflies have not been investigated sys-<br/>tematically as hosts to<br/>Wolbachia<br/>.Inthisstudy,wescreenfor<br/>Wo lb ac hi a<br/>infection in several<br/>Bicyclus<br/>species from natural<br/>populations across Africa as well as two laboratory popula-<br/>tions. Out of the 24 species tested, 19 were found to be infect-<br/>ed, and no double infection was found, but both A- and B-<br/>supergroup strains colonise this butterfly group. We also show<br/>that many of the<br/>Wo lb ac hia<br/>strains identified in<br/>Bicyclus<br/>but-<br/>terflies belong to the ST19 clonal complex. We discuss the<br/>importance of our results in regard to routinely screening for<br/>Wo lb ac hi a<br/>when using<br/>Bicyclus<br/>butterflies as the study organ-<br/>ism of research in eco-evolutionary biology}},
author = {{Duplouy, Anne and Brattström, Oskar}},
issn = {{1432-184X}},
language = {{eng}},
number = {{1}},
pages = {{255--263}},
publisher = {{Springer}},
series = {{Microbial Ecology}},
title = {{Wolbachia in the genus Bicyclus: a forgotten player}},
url = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00248-017-1024-9}},
doi = {{10.1007/s00248-017-1024-9}},
volume = {{75}},
year = {{2018}},
}