MicrobiologybioRxiv
Forward genetics in Wolbachia: Regulation of Wolbachia proliferation by the amplification and deletion of an addictive genomic island
E. H. Duarte, A. Carvalho, S. Lopez-Madrigal…·L. Teixeira
This paper identifies two Wolbachia mutants with altered proliferation rates, showing that Octomom copy number affects proliferation, host lifespan, and antiviral protection.
DOI 10.1371/journal.pgen.1009612