Unprecedented loss of ammonia assimilation capability in a urease-encoding bacterial mutualist
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Blochmannia </it>are obligately intracellular bacterial mutualists of ants of the tribe Camponotini. <it>Blochmannia </it>perform key nutritional functions for the host, including synthesis of several esse...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2010-12-01
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| Series: | BMC Genomics |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/11/687 |