Phylogenetic relationships of the Wolbachia of nematodes and arthropods.

Wolbachia are well known as bacterial symbionts of arthropods, where they are reproductive parasites, but have also been described from nematode hosts, where the symbiotic interaction has features of mutualism. The majority of arthropod Wolbachia belong to clades A and B, while nematode Wolbachia mo...

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Main Authors: Katelyn Fenn, Claire Conlon, Martin Jones, Michael A Quail, Nancy E Holroyd, Julian Parkhill, Mark Blaxter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2006-10-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC1599763?pdf=render