Obligate endosymbiont of Drosophila melanogaster that affects host reproduction

Wolbachia endosymbiont of Drosophila melanogaster. Wolbachia endosymbiont of Drosophila melanogaster, also known as Wolbachia pipentis strain wMel, naturally infects Drosophila melanogaster and is a member of supergroup A. The genome contains a large number of repetitive elements as well as proteins with ankyrin repeats that may be important in bacterium-host interactions. The chromosome also contains genes that encode a type IV secretion system.