Reductive genome evolution, host–symbiont co-speciation and uterine transmission of endosymbiotic bacteria in bat flies

Bat flies of the family Nycteribiidae are known for their extreme morphological and physiological traits specialized for ectoparasitic blood-feeding lifestyle on bats, including lack of wings, reduced head and eyes, adenotrophic viviparity with a highly developed uterus and milk glands, as well as a...

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Main Authors: Hosokawa, Takahiro, Nikoh, Naruo, Koga, Ryuichi, Satô, Masahiko, Tanahashi, Masahiko, Meng, Xian-Ying, Fukatsu, Takema
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2012
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3280136/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21938025
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ismej.2011.125
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