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Influence of the Virus LbFV and of Wolbachia in a Host-Parasitoid Interaction

Overview of attention for article published in PLOS ONE, April 2012
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Title
Influence of the Virus LbFV and of Wolbachia in a Host-Parasitoid Interaction
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PLOS ONE, April 2012
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0035081
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Julien Martinez, Anne Duplouy, Megan Woolfit, Fabrice Vavre, Scott L. O'Neill, Julien Varaldi

Abstract

Symbionts are widespread and might have a substantial effect on the outcome of interactions between species, such as in host-parasitoid systems. Here, we studied the effects of symbionts on the outcome of host-parasitoid interactions in a four-partner system, consisting of the parasitoid wasp Leptopilina boulardi, its two hosts Drosophila melanogaster and D. simulans, the wasp virus LbFV, and the endosymbiotic bacterium Wolbachia. The virus is known to manipulate the superparasitism behavior of the parasitoid whereas some Wolbachia strains can reproductively manipulate and/or confer pathogen protection to Drosophila hosts. We used two nuclear backgrounds for both Drosophila species, infected with or cured of their respective Wolbachia strains, and offered them to L. boulardi of one nuclear background, either infected or uninfected by the virus. The main defence mechanism against parasitoids, i.e. encapsulation, and other important traits of the interaction were measured. The results showed that virus-infected parasitoids are less frequently encapsulated than uninfected ones. Further experiments showed that this viral effect involved both a direct protective effect against encapsulation and an indirect effect of superparasitism. Additionally, the Wolbachia strain wAu affected the encapsulation ability of its Drosophila host but the direction of this effect was strongly dependent on the presence/absence of LbFV. Our results confirmed the importance of heritable symbionts in the outcome of antagonistic interactions.

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Country Count As %
Brazil 2 3%
Portugal 1 1%
France 1 1%
Germany 1 1%
United Kingdom 1 1%
Argentina 1 1%
Unknown 70 91%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Researcher 21 27%
Student > Ph. D. Student 15 19%
Student > Bachelor 9 12%
Professor 6 8%
Student > Master 5 6%
Other 10 13%
Unknown 11 14%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 39 51%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 12 16%
Environmental Science 5 6%
Immunology and Microbiology 3 4%
Social Sciences 2 3%
Other 1 1%
Unknown 15 19%
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