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Wolbachia in butterflies and moths: geographic structure in infection frequency

INTRODUCTION: Butterflies and moths (Lepidoptera) constitute one of the most diverse insect orders, and play an important role in ecosystem function. However, little is known in terms of their bacterial communities. Wolbachia, perhaps the most common and widespread intracellular bacterium on Earth,...

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Autores principales: Ahmed, Muhammad Z., Araujo-Jnr, Eli V., Welch, John J., Kawahara, Akito Y.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4502936/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26180539
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12983-015-0107-z