Role of Wolbachia in shaping the microbiome of Drosophila melanogaster

The endosymbiotic bacteria Wolbachia and the gut microbiome have independently been shown to affect several aspects of insect biology, including reproduction, development, lifespan, stem cell activity and resistance to human pathogens in insect vectors. This research shows that Wolbachia, which resi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Simhadri, Rama Krishna
Other Authors: Frydman, Horacio
Language:en_US
Published: 2018
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2144/31679