Comparative genomics of Wolbachia and the bacterial species concept.
The importance of host-specialization to speciation processes in obligate host-associated bacteria is well known, as is also the ability of recombination to generate cohesion in bacterial populations. However, whether divergent strains of highly recombining intracellular bacteria, such as Wolbachia,...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2013-04-01
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Series: | PLoS Genetics |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3616963?pdf=render |