Genome Evolution and Niche Differentiation of Bacterial Endosymbionts

Most animals contain chronic microbial infections that inflict no harm on their hosts. Recently, the gut microflora of humans and other animals have been characterized. However, little is known about the forces that shape the diversity of these bacterial communities. In this work, comparative genomi...

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Main Author: Ellegaard, Kirsten Maren
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Uppsala universitet, Molekylär evolution 2014
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Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-217724
http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:978-91-554-8872-7