Changes in Aphid Host Plant Diet Influence the Small-RNA Expression Profiles of Its Obligate Nutritional Symbiont, Buchnera

In general, the genomes of intracellular bacterial symbionts are reduced compared to those of free-living relatives and lack many key regulatory genes. Many of these reduced genomes belong to obligate mutualists of insects that feed on a diet that is deficient in essential nutrients, such as essenti...

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Main Authors: Margaret W. Thairu, Allison K. Hansen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2019-11-01
Series:mBio
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1128/mBio.01733-19