Functional genomics of a Spiroplasma associated with the carmine cochineals Dactylopius coccus and Dactylopius opuntiae
Abstract Background Spiroplasma is a widely distributed endosymbiont of insects, arthropods, and plants. In insects, Spiroplasma colonizes the gut, hemolymph, and reproductive organs of the host. Previous metagenomic surveys of the domesticated carmine cochineal Dactylopius coccus and the wild cochi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-04-01
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| Series: | BMC Genomics |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-021-07540-2 |