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Interaction between host genotype and environmental conditions affects bacterial density in Wolbachia symbiosis.
Biology letters - 22 Apr 2007
Mouton Laurence, Henri Hélène, Charif Delphine, Boulétreau Michel, Vavre Fabrice
Abstract excerpt
Regulation of microbial population density is a necessity in stable symbiotic interactions. In Wolbachia symbiosis, both bacterial and host genotypes are involved in density regulation, but environmental factors may also affect bacterial population density. Here, we studied the interaction between three strains of Wolbachia in two divergent homozygous lines of the wasp Leptopilina heterotoma at two different...
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