Endosymbiont Tolerance and Control within Insect Hosts

Bacterial endosymbioses are very common in insects and can range from obligate to facultative as well as from mutualistic to pathogenic associations. Several recent studies provide new insight into how endosymbionts manage to establish chronic infections of their hosts without being eliminated by th...

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Main Authors: Heike Feldhaar, Carolin Ratzka, Roy Gross
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2012-06-01
Series:Insects
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/3/2/553