The Role of Lipid Competition for Endosymbiont-Mediated Protection against Parasitoid Wasps in <italic toggle="yes">Drosophila</italic>

ABSTRACT Insects commonly harbor facultative bacterial endosymbionts, such as Wolbachia and Spiroplasma species, that are vertically transmitted from mothers to their offspring. These endosymbiontic bacteria increase their propagation by manipulating host reproduction or by protecting their hosts ag...

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Main Authors: Juan C. Paredes, Jeremy K. Herren, Fanny Schüpfer, Bruno Lemaitre
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2016
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/5b9ea562da5f4c3a9ec0480178e82fbf
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