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Comparative Genomics of Two Closely Related Wolbachia with Different Reproductive Effects on Hosts.
Genome biology and evolution - 3 Jun 2016
Newton Irene L G, Clark Michael E, Kent Bethany N, Bordenstein Seth R, Qu Jiaxin, Richards Stephen, Kelkar Yogeshwar D, Werren John H
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Wolbachia pipientis are obligate intracellular bacteria commonly found in many arthropods. They can induce various reproductive alterations in hosts, including cytoplasmic incompatibility, male-killing, feminization, and parthenogenetic development, and can provide host protection against some viruses and other pathogens. Wolbachia differ from many other primary endosymbionts in arthropods because they undergo...
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