Abstract:Many bacterial hosts in recent years have been shown to have a profound effect on host behavior, and the endosymbiotic alphaproteobacteria Wolbachia is no exception. Present in at least 40% of the insect population, the maternally transmitted Wolbachia modulates behaviors such as male aggression, mate selection, and migration. Wolbachia have also been shown to change host response to olfactory cues, influence life span, and prevent infection by certain pathogens. This last feature of Wolbachia, specifically th… Show more
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