Different hosts respond differently to the same Wolbachia strain

  • Different hosts respond differently to the same Wolbachia strain.
Notes:
  • There are more than 100k Wolbachia strains
  • Benefits to host also vary - Vitamin C to Cimex lectularius bedbugs; but virus protection to Dmel.

source: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-90857-5

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