MicrobiologyPLoS GeneticsPeer-reviewed
Endosymbiont hijacking of acylcarnitines regulates insect vector fecundity by suppressing the viability of stored sperm
Brian L. Weiss, Fabian Gstöttenmayer, Erick O. Awuoche…·Serap Aksoy
This study shows that Spiroplasma endosymbionts in tsetse flies compete with sperm for acylcarnitines, reducing sperm motility and fly fecundity.
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