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Extensive genomic diversity of closely related Wolbachia strains.
Microbiology (Reading, England) - 1 Jul 2009
Ishmael Nadeeza, Hotopp Julie C Dunning, Ioannidis Panagiotis, Biber Sarah, Sakamoto Joyce, Siozios Stefanos, Nene Vishvanath, Werren John, Bourtzis Kostas, Bordenstein Seth R, Tettelin Hervé
Abstract excerpt
Using microarray-based comparative genome hybridization (mCGH), the genomic content of Wolbachia pipientis wMel from Drosophila melanogaster was compared to the closely related Wolbachia from D. innubila (wInn), D. santomea (wSan), and three strains from D. simulans (wAu, wRi, wSim). A large number of auxiliary genes are identified in these five strains, with most absent/divergent genes being unique to a given...
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