No fitness costs are induced by Spiroplasma infections of Aphis citricidus reared on two different host plants
Braz. j. biol; 80 (2), 2020
Abstract Aphids can harbor several secondary symbionts that alter important aphid-related ecological traits, such as defense against natural enemies, heat tolerance and host plant utilization. One of these secondary symbionts, Spiroplasma, is well known in Drosophila as a sex modulator and by interacting...