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A host as an ecosystem: Wolbachia coping with environmental constraints.
Environmental microbiology - 1 Dec 2014
Sicard Mathieu, Dittmer Jessica, Grève Pierre, Bouchon Didier, Braquart-Varnier Christine
Abstract excerpt
The Wolbachia are intracellular endosymbionts widely distributed among invertebrates. These primarily vertically transmitted α-proteobacteria have been intensively studied during the last decades because of their intriguing interactions with hosts, ranging from reproductive manipulations to mutualism. To optimize their vertical transmission from mother to offspring, the Wolbachia have developed fine-tuned...
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