Isolation and sequence-based characterization of a koala symbiont: Lonepinella koalarum

Koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) are highly specialized herbivorous marsupials that feed almost exclusively on Eucalyptus leaves, which are known to contain varying concentrations of many different toxic chemical compounds. The literature suggests that Lonepinella koalarum, a bacterium in the Pasteur...

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Main Authors: Katherine E. Dahlhausen, Guillaume Jospin, David A. Coil, Jonathan A. Eisen, Laetitia G.E. Wilkins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2020-10-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/10177.pdf