Wolbachia superinfection in an Ecuadorian sample of the sand-flea Tunga penetrans (Preliminary note)
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Wolbachia spp. are intracellular endosymbionts that cause reproductive alterations in their hosts. We here demonstrate the coexistence (superinfection) of both the arthropodand the filarial-infecting strain in a sample of Tunga penetrans (L.) from Ecuador.
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