Drosophila Endosymbiont Database

Shows worldwide distribution of symbionts in this database.

The division into geographic regions is adapted from the system used in the TaxoDros web site.

Show world map.

Show list of all regions and countries sampled. (Note: not all "countries" are independent political entities)

Click on the highlighted region name to get a listing of all fly species in which the symbiont was found in that region.

SPIROPLASMA was found in flies from 4 countries:

• REGION 2: Africa
  • Cameroon

• REGION 4: North America
  • Mexico
  • U.S.A.

• REGION 8: Asia
  • Malaysia

WOLBACHIA was found in flies from 27 countries:

• REGION 0: UNKNOWN
  • UNKNOWN

• REGION 1: Europe and Russia
  • Greece

• REGION 2: Africa
  • Cameroon
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Guinea
  • Seychelles
  • South Africa

• REGION 4: North America
  • Mexico
  • U.S.A.

• REGION 5: Central America
  • Honduras

• REGION 6: Caribbean islands
  • Barbados
  • British Virgin Islands
  • Guadaloupe (Fr.)
  • Montserrat (U.K.)
  • Puerto Rico
  • Saint Kitts and Nevis
  • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

• REGION 7: South America
  • Brazil
  • Ecuador

• REGION 8: Asia
  • India
  • Iran
  • Taiwan
  • Thailand

• REGION 9: Pacific Oceania
  • Brunei
  • Micronesia
  • U.S.A., Hawaii

• REGION 10: Australia
  • Australia