The endosymbiont (Buchnera sp.) of the aphid Diuraphis noxia contains plasmids consisting of trpEG and tandem repeats of trpEG pseudogenes.

Most aphids are dependent for their survival on prokaryotic endosymbionts assigned to the genus Buchnera. Among the functions of Buchnera species is the synthesis of tryptophan, which is required by the aphid host. In Buchnera species from the aphid Diuraphis noxia, the genes for anthranilate syntha...

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Main Authors: Lai, C Y, Baumann, P, Moran, N
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 1996
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC167803/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8593038
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