EcologybioRxiv
Endosymbiotic Rickettsiella causes cytoplasmic incompatibility in a spider host
L. C. Rosenwald, M. I. Sitvarin, J. A. White
This study shows that Rickettsiella, a bacterial endosymbiont, causes cytoplasmic incompatibility in spiders, a phenomenon previously attributed mainly to Wolbachia.
DOI 10.1098/rspb.2020.1107