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

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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Main Authors: François Renoz, Jérôme Ambroise, Bertrand Bearzatto, Samir Fakhour, Nicolas Parisot, Mélanie Ribeiro Lopes, Jean-Luc Gala, Federica Calevro, Thierry Hance
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-07-01
Series:Microorganisms
Subjects:
aphids
bacterial symbiont
<i>Buchnera aphidicola</i>
co-obligate <i>Serratia symbiotica</i>
nutritional mutualism
virulence factors
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/10/7/1360

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