The Unconventional Viruses of Ichneumonid Parasitoid Wasps

To ensure their own immature development as parasites, ichneumonid parasitoid wasps use endogenous viruses that they acquired through ancient events of viral genome integration. Thousands of species from the campoplegine and banchine wasp subfamilies rely, for their survival, on their association wi...

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Main Authors: Anne-Nathalie Volkoff, Michel Cusson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-10-01
Series:Viruses
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/12/10/1170