Coping with living in the soil: the genome of the parthenogenetic springtail Folsomia candida

Coping with living in the soil: the genome of the parthenogenetic springtail Folsomia candida

Abstract Background Folsomia candida is a model in soil biology, belonging to the family of Isotomidae, subclass Collembola. It reproduces parthenogenetically in the presence of Wolbachia, and exhibits remarkable physiological adaptations to stress. To better understand these features and adaptation...

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Main Authors: Anna Faddeeva-Vakhrusheva, Ken Kraaijeveld, Martijn F. L. Derks, Seyed Yahya Anvar, Valeria Agamennone, Wouter Suring, Andries A. Kampfraath, Jacintha Ellers, Giang Le Ngoc, Cornelis A. M. van Gestel, Janine Mariën, Sandra Smit, Nico M. van Straalen, Dick Roelofs
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-06-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Subjects:
Collembola
Intragenomic rearrangement
Gene family expansions
Hox genes
Horizontal gene transfer
Genome collinearity
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12864-017-3852-x

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