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Reductive genome evolution in Buchnera aphidicola.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 21 Jan 2003
van Ham Roeland C H J, Kamerbeek Judith, Palacios Carmen, Rausell Carolina, Abascal Federico, Bastolla Ugo, Fernández Jose M, Jiménez Luis, Postigo Marina, Silva Francisco J, Tamames Javier, Viguera Enrique, Latorre Amparo, Valencia Alfonso, Morán Federico, Moya Andrés
Abstract excerpt
We have sequenced the genome of the intracellular symbiont Buchnera aphidicola from the aphid Baizongia pistacea. This strain diverged 80-150 million years ago from the common ancestor of two previously sequenced Buchnera strains. Here, a field-collected, nonclonal sample of insects was used as source material for laboratory procedures. As a consequence, the genome assembly unveiled intrapopulational variation,...
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