Cellular, molecular, and evolutionary mechanisms of Wolbachia stem cell niche tropism in Drosophila

The intracellular bacteria Wolbachia infect up to 40% of all insect species, including the vectors of prevalent infectious diseases such as Dengue and malaria. Even though Wolbachia infections are the largest pandemic on this planet, the cellular and molecular mechanisms for bacterial spreading in n...

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Main Author: Olsen, Michelle Toomey
Language:en_US
Published: 2016
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2144/15441