Mutualist-Provisioned Resources Impact Vector Competency
ABSTRACT Many symbionts supplement their host’s diet with essential nutrients. However, whether these nutrients also enhance parasitism is unknown. In this study, we investigated whether folate (vitamin B9) production by the tsetse fly (Glossina spp.) essential mutualist, Wigglesworthia, aids auxotr...
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Language: | EN |
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American Society for Microbiology
2019
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Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/e5de72a28a4145f189ab84dbf1c8f85d |
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