Culture-Facilitated Comparative Genomics of the Facultative Symbiont Hamiltonella defensa
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DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evy036
Abstract: Abstract Many insects host facultative, bacterial symbionts that confer conditional fitness benefits to their hosts. Hamiltonella defensa is a common facultative symbiont of aphids that provides protection against parasitoid wasps. Protection levels vary among strains… read more here.
Keywords: comparative genomics; protection; facilitated comparative; culture facilitated ... See more keywords
Local adaptation to hosts and parasitoids shape Hamiltonella defensa genotypes across aphid species
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DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2022.1269
Abstract: Facultative symbionts are common in insects and are known to provide important adaptations that can drive rapid host evolution. Yet we still have a limited understanding of what shapes their distributions, such as why particular… read more here.
Keywords: hamiltonella strains; aphid species; hamiltonella defensa; host ... See more keywords