Circulation of the Cultivable Symbiont Serratia symbiotica in Aphids Is Mediated by Plants

Symbiosis is a common phenomenon in nature that substantially affects organismal ecology and evolution. Fundamental questions regarding how mutualistic associations arise and evolve in nature remain, however, poorly studied. The aphid-Serratia symbiotica bacterium interaction represents a valuable m...

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Main Authors: Inès Pons, François Renoz, Christine Noël, Thierry Hance
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2019.00764/full