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| Transmission electron micrograph of Wolbachia within an insect cell
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Wolbachia
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Wolbachia is a genus of bacteria which infects arthropod species, including a high proportion of insects. It is one of the world's most common parasitic microbes and is possibly the most common reproductive parasite in the biosphere.
