01254naa a2200205 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001910000190006024500620007926000090014150000170015052006170016765000110078465300240079570000230081970000200084270000220086270000220088477301420090618831302023-06-05       2010    bl ---       0--  u    #d1 aNOVELLI, V. M.  aSymbiont investigation in mites of subterranean habitats.  c2010  aAbstract 334  aSymbionts of arthropods are recognized for the crucial role in the ecology and evolution of their hosts. The Cardinium bacterium, a member of the phylum Bacteroidetes, has been implicated in a growing number of reproductive manipulations and other effects, and is estimated to infect at least 5-10% of all arthropods. In mites, this symbiont is able to induce cytoplasmic incompatibility, parthenogenesis and feminization, and enhanced fecundity. Subterranean organisms are performed as important group in peculiar fauna explored by speleobiologists, although little is known regarding their microbial diversity.  aÁcaro  aCardinium bacterium1 aBERNARDI, L. F. O.1 aFERREIRA, R. L.1 aMINEIRO, J. L. C.1 aFREITAS-ASTUA, J.  tIn:INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF ACAROLOGY, 13., 2010, Recife. Abstracts book... Recife: CNPq: FACEPE: Banco do Nordeste: TWAS, 2010. p. 181.