Evidence for metabolic provisioning by a common invertebrate endosymbiont, Wolbachia pipientis, during periods of nutritional stress.
Wolbachia are ubiquitous inherited endosymbionts of invertebrates that invade host populations by modifying host reproductive systems. However, some strains lack the ability to impose reproductive modification and yet are still capable of successfully invading host populations. To explain this parad...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2009-04-01
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Series: | PLoS Pathogens |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2657209?pdf=render |