Male-killing Spiroplasma induces sex-specific cell death via host apoptotic pathway.
Some symbiotic bacteria cause remarkable reproductive phenotypes like cytoplasmic incompatibility and male-killing in their host insects. Molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying these symbiont-induced reproductive pathologies are of great interest but poorly understood. In this study, Drosophil...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2014-02-01
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| Series: | PLoS Pathogens |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3923752?pdf=render |