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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)

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