<i>Wolbachia</i> -Driven Memory Loss in a Parasitic Wasp Increases Superparasitism to Enhance Horizontal Transmission
Jin‐Cheng Zhou, Xu Zhao, Liang-xiao Huo, Dan Shang, Hui Dong, Lisheng Zhang
Abstract
The endosymbiotic bacteria, Wolbachia , live widely within cells of arthropods. Wolbachia are not only transmitted vertically from host mother to offspring, but are also transmitted horizontally among host individuals. Horizontal transmission is expected to occur during superparasitism when host parasitoid females deposit a clutch of eggs on a host previously parasitized by the same parasitoid species.
Topics & Concepts
WolbachiaTransmission (telecommunications)BiologyHorizontal transmissionComputer scienceEcologyVirologyTelecommunicationsHost (biology)VirusInsect symbiosis and bacterial influencesInsect and Pesticide Research