The evolution of diverse interactions between Wolbachia bacteria and their invertebrate hosts: insights from a novel lineage infecting termite societies

沃尔巴克氏体细胞内细菌广泛存在于无脊椎动物中，已经进化出一系列显著的宿主相互作用，从寄生到互惠。我发现了一种新的沃尔巴克氏体，它感染了结构害虫白蚁，并将研究它们的宿主效应和传播动力学。这将决定从其他沃尔巴克氏体已知的现象，如细胞质不相容性和水平转移的一般性。白蚁社会的复杂性使它们成为研究沃尔巴克氏体如何传播的有趣候选者，其结果将对未来的白蚁控制策略具有潜在价值。第一个比较系统发育的不同沃尔巴克氏体检查将进行，提供新的观点，他们的进化历史。

Wolbachia intracellular bacteria are widespread in invertebrates, having evolved a remarkable range of host-interactions, from parasitic to mutualistic. I have discovered phylogenetically novel Wolbachia that infect the structural pests termites, and will investigate their host-effects and transmission dynamics. This will determine the generality of phenomena known from other Wolbachia, such as cytoplasmic incompatibility and horizontal transfer. The complexity of termite societies make them interesting candidates for studying how Wolbachia spread, and the results will be potentially valuable for future termite control strategies. The first comparative phylogenetic examination of diverse Wolbachia will be performed, providing new perspectives on their evolutionary history.