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Two Bacterial Genera, Sodalis and Rickettsia, Associated with the Seal Louse Proechinophthirus fluctus (Phthiraptera: Anoplura)
Roughly 10% to 15% of insect species host heritable symbiotic bacteria known as endosymbionts. The lice parasitizing mammals rely on endosymbionts to provide essential vitamins absent in their blood meals. Here, we describe two bacterial associates from a louse, Proechinophthirus fluctus, which is a...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2016
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4959230/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26994086 http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/AEM.00282-16 |