| Literature DB >> 25170144 |
James Angus Chandler1, Michael Turelli2.
Abstract
Brucker and Bordenstein (Reports, 9 August 2013, p. 667) claim that adaptive codivergence of gut bacteria with hosts contributes to hybrid lethality. Yet, they provide no evidence for coadaptation of bacteria and Nasonia hosts. Their data on hybrid viability suggest that bacteria contribute to inviability only because intrinsic hybrid dysfunction increases susceptibility to free-living bacteria. Hologenomic speciation remains testable speculation without experimental support.Entities:
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Year: 2014 PMID: 25170144 PMCID: PMC4151186 DOI: 10.1126/science.1251997
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Science ISSN: 0036-8075 Impact factor: 47.728