The Di-Symbiotic Systems in the Aphids <i>Sipha maydis</i> and <i>Periphyllus lyropictus</i> Provide a Contrasting Picture of Recent Co-Obligate Nutritional Endosymbiosis in Aphids
Dependence on multiple nutritional bacterial symbionts forming a metabolic unit has repeatedly evolved in many insect species that feed on nutritionally unbalanced diets such as plant sap. This is the case for aphids of the subfamilies Lachninae and Chaitophorinae, which have evolved di-symbiotic sy...
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Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2022-07-01
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Series: | Microorganisms |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/10/7/1360 |