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The pathology of embryo death caused by the male-killing Spiroplasma bacterium in Drosophila nebulosa

BACKGROUND: Inherited bacteria that kill male offspring, male-killers, are known to be common in insects, but little is understood about the mechanisms used by male-killing bacteria to kill males. In this paper we describe the tempo and changes that occur during male-killing by Spiroplasma bacteria...

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Autores principales: Bentley, Joanna K, Veneti, Zoe, Heraty, Joseph, Hurst, Gregory DD
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2007
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1832177/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17362512
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1741-7007-5-9