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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
Widespread Wolbachia infection in terrestrial isopods and other crustaceans
ZooKeys, Volume 176, No. SPECIAL ISSUE, Year 2012
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Wolbachia bacteria are obligate intracellular alpha-Proteobacteria of arthropods and nematodes. Although widespread among isopod crustaceans, they have seldom been found in non-isopod crustacean species. Here, we report Wolbachia infection in fourteen new crustacean species. Our results extend the range of Wolbachia infections in terrestrial isopods and amphipods (class Malacostraca). We report the occurrence of two different Wolbachia strains in two host species (a terrestrial isopod and an amphipod). Moreover, the discovery of Wolbachia in the goose barnacle Lepas anatifera (subclass Thecostraca) establishes Wolbachia infection in class Maxillopoda. The new bacterial strains are closely related to B-supergroup Wolbachia strains previously reported from crustacean hosts. Our results suggest that Wolbachia infection may be much more widespread in crustaceans than previously thought. The presence of related Wolbachia strains in highly divergent crustacean hosts suggests that Wolbachia endosymbionts can naturally adapt to a wide range of crustacean hosts. Given the ability of isopod Wolbachia strains to induce feminization of genetic males or cytoplasmic incompatibility, we speculate that manipulation of crustacean-borne Wolbachia bacteria might represent potential tools for controlling crustacean species of commercial interest and crustacean or insect disease vectors. © Richard Cordaux et al.
Authors & Co-Authors
Cordaux, Richard
France, Poitiers
Universite de Poitiers
Pichon, Samuel
France, Poitiers
Universite de Poitiers
Switzerland, Basel
Universität Basel, Zoologisches Institut
Hatira, Houda Ben Afia
Tunisia, Tunis
Université de Tunis el Manar, Faculté Des Sciences de Tunis
Doublet, Vincent
France, Poitiers
Universite de Poitiers
Germany, Halle
Martin-luther-universität Halle-wittenberg
Grève, P.
France, Poitiers
Universite de Poitiers
Marcadé, Isabelle
France, Poitiers
Universite de Poitiers
Braquart-Varnier, Christine
France, Poitiers
Universite de Poitiers
Souty-Grosset, Catherine
France, Poitiers
Universite de Poitiers
Charfi-Cheikhrouha, Faouzia
Tunisia, Tunis
Université de Tunis el Manar, Faculté Des Sciences de Tunis
Bouchon, Didier
France, Poitiers
Universite de Poitiers
Statistics
Citations: 80
Authors: 10
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.3897/zookeys.176.2284
ISSN:
13132989
Research Areas
Genetics And Genomics