No evidence of Wolbachia among Great Lakes area populations of Daphnia pulex (Crustacea: Cladocera) | Zendy

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No evidence of Wolbachia among Great Lakes area populations of Daphnia pulex (Crustacea: Cladocera)

Author(s) -

Jay M. Fitzsimmons

Publication year - 2004

Publication title -

journal of plankton research

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.87

H-Index - 93

eISSN - 1464-3774

pISSN - 0142-7873

DOI - 10.1093/plankt/fbh145

Subject(s) - daphnia pulex , wolbachia , pulex , cladocera , biology , daphnia , branchiopoda , crustacean , ecology , life history , parthenogenesis , zoology , arthropod , life history theory , zooplankton , host (biology) , genetics , embryo

Wolbachia endobacteria are commonly associated with a variety of arthropod species as hosts and induce known changes in their hosts' life-history traits. Despite exhibiting several Wolbachia-like life-history traits, and despite being a common model organism, the zooplaukton Daphuia pulex has not been formally tested for infection with Wolbachia. Among 203 isolates exhibiting a range of life-history phenotypes, we found no evidence of Wolbachia. This leaves the genes of D. pulex as the most likely cause of its own life-history traits.

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