Bacterial supergroup-specific "cost" of Wolbachia infections in Nasonia vitripennis.

ABSTRACT: The maternally inherited endosymbiont, Wolbachia, is known to alter the reproductive biology of its arthropod hosts for its own benefit and can induce both positive and negative fitness effects in many hosts. Here, we describe the effects of the maintenance of two distinct Wolbachia infections, one each from supergroups A and B, on the parasitoid host Nasonia vitripennis. We compare the effect of Wolbachia infections on various traits between the uninfected, single A-infected, single B-infected, and double-infected lines with their cured versions. Contrary to some previous reports, our results suggest that there is a significant cost associated with the maintenance of Wolbachia infections where traits such as family size, fecundity, longevity, and rates o

SUBMITTER: Tiwary A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9468909 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature