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Symbiotic Virus at the Evolutionary Intersection of Three Types of Large DNA Viruses; Iridoviruses, Ascoviruses, and Ichnoviruses

BACKGROUND: The ascovirus, DpAV4a (family Ascoviridae), is a symbiotic virus that markedly increases the fitness of its vector, the parasitic ichneumonid wasp, Diadromus puchellus, by increasing survival of wasp eggs and larvae in their lepidopteran host, Acrolepiopsis assectella. Previous phylogene...

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Autores principales: Bigot, Yves, Renault, Sylvaine, Nicolas, Jacques, Moundras, Corinne, Demattei, Marie-Véronique, Samain, Sylvie, Bideshi, Dennis K., Federici, Brian A.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2712680/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19636425
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0006397