Hurst, GDD;
Jiggins, FM;
(2000)
Male-killing bacteria in insects: mechanisms, incidence and implications.
Emerging Infectious Diseases
, 6
(4)
329 - 336.
10.3201/eid0604.000402.
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Abstract
Bacteria that are vertically transmitted through female hosts and kill male hosts that inherit them were first recorded in insects during the 1950s. Recent studies have shown these "male-killers" to be diverse and have led to a reappraisal of the biology of many groups of bacteria. Rickettsia, for instance, have been regarded as human pathogens transmitted by arthropods. The finding of a male-killing Rickettsia obligately associated with an insect suggests that the genus' members may be primarily associated with arthropods and are only sometimes pathogens of vertebrates. We examined both how killing of male hosts affects the dynamics of inherited bacteria and how male-killing bacteria affect their host populations. Finally, we assessed the potential use of these microorganisms in the control of insect populations.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Male-killing bacteria in insects: mechanisms, incidence and implications |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.3201/eid0604.000402 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid0604.000402 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Emerging Infectious Diseases is published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a U.S. Government agency. Therefore, all materials published in Emerging Infectious Diseases are in the public domain and can be used without permission. Proper citation, however, is required. |
| Keywords: | Bacteria, Mechanisms |
| UCL classification: | UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > Div of Biosciences |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/22655 |
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