A Novel Human-Infection-Derived Bacterium Provides Insights into the Evolutionary Origins of Mutualistic Insect–Bacterial Symbioses

Despite extensive study, little is known about the origins of the mutualistic bacterial endosymbionts that inhabit approximately 10% of the world's insects. In this study, we characterized a novel opportunistic human pathogen, designated “strain HS,” and found that it is a close relative of the...

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Autores principales: Clayton, Adam L., Oakeson, Kelly F., Gutin, Maria, Pontes, Arthur, Dunn, Diane M., von Niederhausern, Andrew C., Weiss, Robert B., Fisher, Mark, Dale, Colin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3499248/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23166503
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1002990

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