Intense transpositional activity of insertion sequences in an ancient obligate endosymbiont

Archive ouverte | Cordaux, R. | CCSD

International audience. The streamlined genomes of ancient obligate endosymbionts generally lack transposable elements, such as insertion sequences (IS). Yet, the genome of Wolbachia, one of the most abundant bacter...

Is symbiosis evolution influenced by the pleiotropic role of programmed cell death in immunity an development ?

Archive ouverte | Vavre, F. | CCSD

A new case of Wolbachia dependence in the genus Asobara: evidence for parthenogenesis induction in Asobara japonica

Archive ouverte | Kremer, N. | CCSD

Wolbachia is a maternally inherited bacterium that is widely distributed among arthropods, in which it manipulates the reproduction of its hosts. Although generally facultative for its hosts, Wolbachia has recently become obligato...