Impact of Facultative Bacteria on the Metabolic Function of an Obligate Insect-Bacterial Symbiosis
Although microbial colonization of the internal tissues of animals generally causes septicemia and death, various animals are persistently associated with benign or beneficial microorganisms in their blood or internal organs. The metabolic consequences of these persistent associations for the animal...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2020-07-01
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| Series: | mBio |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1128/mBio.00402-20 |