Evidence of diversity and recombination in <it>Arsenophonus</it> symbionts of the <it>Bemisia tabaci</it> species complex
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Maternally inherited bacterial symbionts infecting arthropods have major implications on host ecology and evolution. Among them, the genus <it>Arsenophonus</it> is particularly characterized by a large host spectrum and a...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2012-01-01
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Series: | BMC Microbiology |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/12/S1/S10 |