Equilibrium frequency of endosymbionts in multiple infections based on the balance between vertical transmission and cytoplasmic incompatibility.

ABSTRACT: Cytoplasmic incompatibility (CI)-inducing endosymbiotic bacteria, such as Wolbachia and Cardinium, have been well studied through field data and validations on the basis of numerical simulations. However, the analytically derived equilibrium frequency of multiple infections has not yet been determined, although the equilibrium for cases of single infection has been reported. In this study, we considered the difference equation for endosymbionts using three parameters: the probability of the failure of vertical transmission ([Formula: see text]), CI strength ([Formula: see text]), and the level of host inbreeding ([Formula: see text]). To analyze this model, we particularly focused on [Formula: see text], i.e., the frequency of host individuals completely infected with all [Formula: see tex

SUBMITTER: Kawasaki Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3991620 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature