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Male killing Spiroplasma protects Drosophila melanogaster against two parasitoid wasps

Maternally transmitted associations between endosymbiotic bacteria and insects are diverse and widespread in nature. Owing to imperfect vertical transmission, many heritable microbes have evolved compensational mechanisms to enhance their persistence in host lineages, such as manipulating host repro...

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Main Authors: Xie, J, Butler, S, Sanchez, G, Mateos, M
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2014
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3966124/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24281548
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1038/hdy.2013.118
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