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Symbionts Commonly Provide Broad Spectrum Resistance to Viruses in Insects: A Comparative Analysis of Wolbachia Strains

In the last decade, bacterial symbionts have been shown to play an important role in protecting hosts against pathogens. Wolbachia, a widespread symbiont in arthropods, can protect Drosophila and mosquito species against viral infections. We have investigated antiviral protection in 19 Wolbachia str...

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Autores principales: Martinez, Julien, Longdon, Ben, Bauer, Simone, Chan, Yuk-Sang, Miller, Wolfgang J., Bourtzis, Kostas, Teixeira, Luis, Jiggins, Francis M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4169468/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25233341
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1004369