Bacterial endosymbionts induce dramatic phenotypes in their arthropod hosts, including
cytoplasmic incompatibility, feminization, parthenogenesis, male killing, parasitoid defense …

Wolbachia are the most successful intracellular bacteria in arthropods. They can manipulate
host reproduction to favour infected females, which transmit Wolbachia to their progeny and …

Wolbachia are widespread endosymbiotic bacteria that manipulate the reproduction of
arthropods through a diversity of cellular mechanisms. In cytoplasmic incompatibility (CI), a …

Inherited microorganisms can selfishly manipulate host reproduction to drive through
populations. In Drosophila melanogaster, germline expression of the native Wolbachia …

Cytoplasmic incompatibility (CI) results when Wolbachia bacteria-infected male insects mate
with uninfected females, leading to embryonic lethality.“Rescue” of viability occurs if the …

Wolbachia is an obligate intracellular bacterium that can alter reproduction of its arthropod
hosts, often through a mechanism called cytoplasmic incompatibility (CI). In CI, uninfected …

Highlights•Two main mechanistic models are proposed for cytoplasmic incompatibility.•Both
can explain simple cases of incompatibility as seen in Drosophila.•Mosquitoes Culex …

The endosymbiotic Wolbachia is one of the most common intracellular bacteria known in
arthropods and nematodes. Its ability for reproductive manipulation can cause unequal …

Abstract BACKGROUND Thelytokous Wolbachia‐infected Trichogramma wasps are
superior to bisexual uninfected wasps regarding biological control programs. However …

Divergent hosts often associate with intracellular microbes that influence their fitness.
Maternally transmitted Wolbachia bacteria are the most common of these endosymbionts …