The frequency of the endosymbiont bacteria Wolbachia in D. melanogaster populations collected along a latitudinal cline in South America

• Grant number: 21/06834-7
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: July 01, 2021
• End date: June 30, 2022
• Field of knowledge: Biological Sciences - Ecology
• Principal Investigator: Rodrigo Cogni
• Grantee: Rebeca Jacinto Bonfim
• Host Institution: Instituto de Biociências (IB). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 13/25991-0 - Ecological genomics of insects: climate adaptations and evolution of ecological interactions, AP.JP

Abstract

The main goal of this project is to estimate the frequency of the bacteria Wolbachia and Spiroplasma in D. melanogaster populations collected along a South American latitudinal cline. The student will determine the frequency of the two bacteria by PCR reactions. (AU)