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Evidence for common horizontal transmission of Wolbachia among butterflies and moths

BACKGROUND: Wolbachia is one of the most widespread bacteria on Earth. Previous research on Wolbachia-host interactions indicates that the bacterium is typically transferred vertically, from mother to offspring, through the egg cytoplasm. Although horizontal transmission of Wolbachia from one specie...

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Autores principales: Ahmed, Muhammad Z., Breinholt, Jesse W., Kawahara, Akito Y.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4882834/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27233666
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12862-016-0660-x