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Multiple origins of interdependent endosymbiotic complexes in a genus of cicadas.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 9 Jan 2018
Łukasik Piotr, Nazario Katherine, Van Leuven James T, Campbell Matthew A, Meyer Mariah, Michalik Anna, Pessacq Pablo, Simon Chris, Veloso Claudio, McCutcheon John P
Abstract excerpt
Bacterial endosymbionts that provide nutrients to hosts often have genomes that are extremely stable in structure and gene content. In contrast, the genome of the endosymbiont Hodgkinia cicadicola has fractured into multiple distinct lineages in some species of the cicada genus Tettigades To better understand the frequency, timing, and outcomes of Hodgkinia lineage splitting throughout this cicada genus, we...
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