Differential gene expression in a tripartite interaction: Drosophila, Spiroplasma and parasitic wasps
Background Several facultative bacterial symbionts of insects protect their hosts against natural enemies. Spiroplasma poulsonii strain sMel (hereafter Spiroplasma), a male-killing heritable symbiont of Drosophila melanogaster, confers protection against some species of parasitic wasps. Several line...
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PeerJ Inc.
2021-03-01
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| Online Access: | https://peerj.com/articles/11020.pdf |