A rapidly spreading deleterious aphid endosymbiont that uses horizontal as well as vertical transmission.
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DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2217278120
Abstract: Endosymbiotic bacteria that live inside the cells of insects are typically only transmitted maternally and can spread by increasing host fitness and/or modifying reproduction in sexual hosts. Transinfections of Wolbachia endosymbionts are now being used… read more here.
Keywords: host fitness; rickettsiella; vertical transmission; transmission ... See more keywords
Evaluating the fitness of PA/I38T-substituted influenza A viruses with reduced baloxavir susceptibility in a competitive mixtures ferret model
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1009527
Abstract: Baloxavir is approved in several countries for the treatment of uncomplicated influenza in otherwise-healthy and high-risk patients. Treatment-emergent viruses with reduced susceptibility to baloxavir have been detected in clinical trials, but the likelihood of widespread… read more here.
Keywords: susceptibility; host fitness; ferret model; fitness ... See more keywords