Aphids acquired symbiotic genes via lateral gene transfer
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Aphids possess bacteriocytes, which are cells specifically differentiated to harbour the obligate mutualist <it>Buchnera aphidicola </it>(γ-Proteobacteria). <it>Buchnera </it>has lost many of the genes that ap...
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| Language: | English |
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BMC
2009-03-01
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| Series: | BMC Biology |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7007/7/12 |