Coexistence of Three Dominant Bacterial Symbionts in a Social Aphid and Implications for Ecological Adaptation

Coexistence of Three Dominant Bacterial Symbionts in a Social Aphid and Implications for Ecological Adaptation

Aphids are associated with an array of symbionts that have diverse ecological and evolutionary effects on their hosts. To date, symbiont communities of most aphid species are still poorly characterized, especially for the social aphids. In this study, high-throughput 16S rDNA amplicon sequencing was...

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Main Authors: Qian Liu, Hui Zhang, Lingda Zeng, Yuhua Yu, Xiaolan Lin, Xiaolei Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-05-01
Series:Insects
Subjects:
<i>Buchnera</i>
<i>Pectobacterium</i>
<i>Wolbachia</i>
endosymbiont
social aphid
ecological function
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/12/5/416

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