European Culex pipiens Populations Carry Different Strains of Wolbachia pipientis.

ABSTRACT: The mosquito Culex pipiens occurs in two ecotypes differing in their mating and overwintering behavior: pipiens mate in open environments and diapause, and molestus also mate in small spaces and is active throughout the year. Cx. pipiens carry Wolbachia endosymbionts of the wPip strain, but the frequency of infection differs between studied populations. Wolbachia infection affects the host reproductive success through cytoplasmic incompatibility. wPip Wolbachia is divided into five types, wPip I-V. The type of wPip carried varies among Cx. pipiens populations. In northern European locations different wPip types are found in the two ecotypes, whereas in southern locations, they often carry the same type, indicating

SUBMITTER: Lilja T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11432034 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature