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Rapid divergence in independent aspects of the compatibility phenotype in a Spiroplasma-Drosophila interaction.
Microbiology (Reading, England) - 1 Dec 2022
Griffin Joanne S, Gerth Michael, Hurst Gregory D D
Abstract excerpt
Heritable symbionts represent important components of the biology, ecology and evolution of their arthropod hosts. Particular microbial taxa have become common across arthropods as a consequence of their ability to establish in new host species. For a host shift to occur, the symbiont must be exposed to a novel host and then be compatible: it must not cause excess pathology, must have good vertical transmission...
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