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Genomic Evolution of the Pathogenic Wolbachia Strain, wMelPop
Most strains of the widespread endosymbiotic bacterium Wolbachia pipientis are benign or behave as reproductive parasites. The pathogenic strain wMelPop is a striking exception, however: it overreplicates in its insect hosts and causes severe life shortening. The mechanism of this pathogenesis is cu...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2013
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3845649/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24190075 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evt169 |