Wolbachia reduces virus infection in a natural population of Drosophila

Rodrigo Cogni; Shuai Dominique Ding; André C. Pimentel; Jonathan P. Day; Francis M. Jiggins

doi:10.1038/s42003-021-02838-z

Communications Biology (Nov 2021)

Wolbachia reduces virus infection in a natural population of Drosophila

Rodrigo Cogni,
Shuai Dominique Ding,
André C. Pimentel,
Jonathan P. Day,
Francis M. Jiggins

Affiliations

Rodrigo Cogni: Department of Ecology, University of São Paulo
Shuai Dominique Ding: Department of Genetics, University of Cambridge
André C. Pimentel: Department of Ecology, University of São Paulo
Jonathan P. Day: Department of Genetics, University of Cambridge
Francis M. Jiggins: Department of Genetics, University of Cambridge

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-021-02838-z
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 4, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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Cogni et al. report a protective effect of Wolbachia on viral infection of a natural Drosophila population through metagenomics sequencing of the virome. This study provides new evidence showing that Wolbachia confers viral resistance in natural population of flies.

Published in Communications Biology

ISSN: 2399-3642 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Biology (General)
Website: https://www.nature.com/commsbio/

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