The facultative endosymbiont Arsenophonus infections alter aphid (Aphis gossypii) performance on the amino acid-deficient diet.
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DOI: 10.1128/aem.01407-19
Abstract: Genetic polymorphism and endosymbiont infection are ubiquitous in aphid populations. It has been known that the obligate symbiont Buchnera provides aphids with essential amino acids which cannot be ingested from plant sap. The Buchnera often… read more here.
Keywords: amino; amino acids; amino acid; facultative endosymbiont ... See more keywords