Changes in Aphid Host Plant Diet Influence the Small-RNA Expression Profiles of Its Obligate Nutritional Symbiont, <italic toggle="yes">Buchnera</italic>

ABSTRACT Plants are a difficult food resource to use, and herbivorous insects have evolved a variety of mechanisms that allow them to fully exploit this poor nutritional resource. One such mechanism is the maintenance of bacterial symbionts that aid in host plant feeding and development. The majorit...

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Main Authors: Margaret W. Thairu, Allison K. Hansen
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2019
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/55777453cb9a43d1bc809e2747adcac2
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