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Consequences of coinfection with protective symbionts on the host phenotype and symbiont titres in the pea aphid system.
Insect science - 1 Oct 2017
Leclair Mélanie, Polin Sarah, Jousseaume Thibaut, Simon Jean-Christophe, Sugio Akiko, Morlière Stéphanie, Fukatsu Takema, Tsuchida Tsutomu, Outreman Yannick
Abstract excerpt
Symbiotic associations between microbes and insects are widespread, and it is frequent that several symbionts share the same host individual. Hence, interactions can occur between these symbionts, influencing their respective abundance within the host with consequences on its phenotype. Here, we investigate the effects of multiple infections in the pea aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum, which is the host of an...
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