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Aphids acquired symbiotic genes via lateral gene transfer
BACKGROUND: Aphids possess bacteriocytes, which are cells specifically differentiated to harbour the obligate mutualist Buchnera aphidicola (γ-Proteobacteria). Buchnera has lost many of the genes that appear to be essential for bacterial life. From the bacteriocyte of the pea aphid Acyrthosiphon pis...
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BioMed Central
2009
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2662799/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19284544 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1741-7007-7-12 |