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Forward genetics in Wolbachia: Regulation of Wolbachia proliferation by the amplification and deletion of an addictive genomic island

Wolbachia is one of the most prevalent bacterial endosymbionts, infecting approximately 40% of terrestrial arthropod species. Wolbachia is often a reproductive parasite but can also provide fitness benefits to its host, as, for example, protection against viral pathogens. This protective effect is c...

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Autores principales: Duarte, Elves H., Carvalho, Ana, López-Madrigal, Sergio, Costa, João, Teixeira, Luís
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8244876/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34143770
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1009612