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Multiple concurrent and convergent stages of genome reduction in bacterial symbionts across a stink bug family
Nutritional symbioses between bacteria and insects are prevalent and diverse, allowing insects to expand their feeding strategies and niches. A common consequence of long-term associations is a considerable reduction in symbiont genome size likely influenced by the radical shift in selective pressur...
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Nature Publishing Group UK
2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8032781/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33833268 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-86574-8 |