The Endosymbiotic Bacterium Wolbachia Selectively Kills Male Hosts by Targeting the Masculinizing Gene

Pathogens are known to manipulate the reproduction and development of their hosts for their own benefit. Wolbachia is an endosymbiotic bacterium that infects a wide range of insect species. Wolbachia is known as an example of a parasite that manipulates the sex of its host's progeny. Infection...

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Autores principales: Fukui, Takahiro, Kawamoto, Munetaka, Shoji, Keisuke, Kiuchi, Takashi, Sugano, Sumio, Shimada, Toru, Suzuki, Yutaka, Katsuma, Susumu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4501725/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26172536
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1005048

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4501725/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26172536
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1005048

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