Male-dependent resistance to Spiroplasma-induced cytoplasmic incompatibility

Cytoplasmic incompatibility (CI) caused by bacterial endosymbionts is an embryonic developmental failure between infected host males and uninfected females. Although even closely related hosts can have different CI phenotypes, little is known on the resistance mechanism in non-susceptible hosts. The parasitoid wasp species complex of Lariophagus distinguendus encompasses at least three species, termed clades A, B and C.

Pollmann, M., Reinisch, R., King, M. A., Geiselmann, M., Käppeler, M., Leibson, R., Traub, N., M Steidle, J. L., & Gottlieb, Y. (2025). Male-dependent resistance to Spiroplasma-induced cytoplasmic incompatibility. Royal Society Open Science, 12(6), 250545. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.250545

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