Horizontal gene transfer between <it>Wolbachia </it>and the mosquito <it>Aedes aegypti</it>
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The evolutionary importance of horizontal gene transfer (HGT) from <it>Wolbachia </it>endosymbiotic bacteria to their eukaryotic hosts is a topic of considerable interest and debate. Recent transfers of genome fragments f...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2009-01-01
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Series: | BMC Genomics |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/10/33 |