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Influence of oxidative homeostasis on bacterial density and cost of infection in Drosophila-Wolbachia symbioses.
Journal of evolutionary biology - 1 Jun 2016
Monnin D, Kremer N, Berny C, Henri H, Dumet A, Voituron Y, Desouhant E, Vavre F
Abstract excerpt
The evolution of symbioses along the continuum between parasitism and mutualism can be influenced by the oxidative homeostasis, that is the balance between reactive oxygen species (ROS) and antioxidant molecules. Indeed, ROS can contribute to the host immune defence to regulate symbiont populations, but are also toxic. This interplay between ROS and symbiosis is notably exemplified by recent results in...
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