No evidence for Wolbachia as a nutritional co-obligate endosymbiont in the aphid Pentalonia nigronervosa
Abstract Obligate symbiotic associations are present in a wide variety of animals with a nutrient-restricted diet. Aphids (hemiptera: Aphididae) almost-universally host Buchnera aphidicola bacteria in specialised organs (called bacteriomes). These bacteria supply the aphid with essential nutrients l...
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| Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-05-01
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| Series: | Microbiome |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40168-020-00865-2 |