Transcriptional survey of ovarian bacteriomes in the cereal weevil, Sitophilus oryzae, shows down-regulation of immune effectors at the onset of sexual maturity
M. G. Ferrarini, A. Vallier, E. Dell'Aglio…·R. Rebollo
The paper analyzes ovarian bacteriome transcriptomes in Sitophilus oryzae to show immune effector downregulation at sexual maturity, suggesting a mechanism for endosymbiont transmission.