Facultative symbiont infections affect aphid reproduction.

Some bacterial symbionts alter their hosts reproduction through various mechanisms that enhance their transmission in the host population. In addition to its obligatory symbiont Buchnera aphidicola, the pea aphid Acyrthosiphon pisum harbors several facultative symbionts influencing several aspects o...

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Main Authors: Jean-Christophe Simon, Sébastien Boutin, Tsutomu Tsuchida, Ryuichi Koga, Jean-François Le Gallic, Adrien Frantz, Yannick Outreman, Takema Fukatsu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/21818272/?tool=EBI