One to host them all: genomics of the diverse bacterial endosymbionts of the spider <i>Oedothorax gibbosus</i>.

ABSTRACT: Bacterial endosymbionts of the groups Wolbachia, Cardinium and Rickettsiaceae are well known for their diverse effects on their arthropod hosts, ranging from mutualistic relationships to reproductive phenotypes. Here, we analysed a unique system in which the dwarf spider Oedothorax gibbosus is co-infected with up to five different endosymbionts affiliated with Wolbachia, 'Candidatus Tisiphia' (formerly Torix group Rickettsia), Cardinium and Rhabdochlamydia. Using short-read genome sequencing data, we show that the endosymbionts are heterogeneously distributed among O. gibbosus populations and are frequently found co-infecting spider individuals. To study this intricate host-endosymbiont system on a genome-resolved level,

SUBMITTER: Halter T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9997750 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature