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Genomic changes associated with the evolutionary transition of an insect gut symbiont into a blood-borne pathogen
The genus Bartonella comprises facultative intracellular bacteria with a unique lifestyle. After transmission by blood-sucking arthropods they colonize the erythrocytes of mammalian hosts causing acute and chronic infectious diseases. Although the pathogen–host interaction is well understood, little...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2017
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5437933/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28234349 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ismej.2016.201 |