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Aphid facultative symbionts reduce survival of the predatory lady beetle Hippodamia convergens

BACKGROUND: Non-essential facultative endosymbionts can provide their hosts with protection from parasites, pathogens, and predators. For example, two facultative bacterial symbionts of the pea aphid (Acyrthosiphon pisum), Serratia symbiotica and Hamiltonella defensa, protect their hosts from parasi...

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Autores principales: Costopoulos, Kelly, Kovacs, Jennifer L, Kamins, Alexandra, Gerardo, Nicole M
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3936903/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24555501
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6785-14-5