Wolbachia: endosymbiont of onchocercid nematodes and their vectors
Abstract Background Wolbachia is an obligate intracellular maternally transmitted, gram-negative bacterium which forms a spectrum of endosymbiotic relationships from parasitism to obligatory mutualism in a wide range of arthropods and onchocercid nematodes, respectively. In arthropods Wolbachia prod...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-05-01
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Series: | Parasites & Vectors |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-021-04742-1 |