Introduction: The bacterial endosymbiont, spp. induce thelytokous parthenogenesis in certain parasitoid wasps, such as the egg parasitoid wasps spp. To complete the cycle of vertical transmission, displays efficient transovarial transmission by targeting the reproductive tissues and often exhibits strong tissue-specific tropism in their host.
Method: The present study aimed to describe the basic distribution patterns that occur during the development of -infected, thelytokous , and . We used fluorescence hybridization (FISH) to investigate signal dynamics during early embryogenesis (from 30 to 120 min). titers and distributions from the embryo to adult stages of after early embryogenesis were detected by absolute quantitative polymerase chain reaction (AQ-PCR) and FISH. The symmetry ratios (SR) of the signals were calculated using the SR odds ratios in the anterior and posterior parts of the host. The SR was determined to describe tropism during early embryogenesis and various developmental stages of .
Results: was concentrated in the posterior part of the embryo during early embryogenesis and the various developmental stages of both and . density increased with the number of nuclei and the initial mitotic division frequency during early embryogenesis. The total titer increased with postembryogenesis development in both and . However, the densities relative to body size were significantly lower at the adult and pupal stages than they were at the embryonic stage.
Discussion: The present work revealed that posterior concentration during early host embryogenesis determined localization in adult wasps. By this mechanism, exhibits efficient vertical transmission across generations by depositing only female -infected offspring. The results of this study describe the dynamics of during the development of their host. The findings of this investigation helped clarify tropism in wasps.
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