Feminizing <it>Wolbachia</it>: a transcriptomics approach with insights on the immune response genes in <it>Armadillidium vulgare</it>
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Wolbachia</it> are vertically transmitted bacteria known to be the most widespread endosymbiont in arthropods. They induce various alterations of the reproduction of their host, including feminization of genetic males...
Main Authors: | Chevalier Frédéric, Herbinière-Gaboreau Juline, Charif Delphine, Mitta Guillaume, Gavory Frédéric, Wincker Patrick, Grève Pierre, Braquart-Varnier Christine, Bouchon Didier |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2012-01-01
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Series: | BMC Microbiology |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/12/S1/S1 |
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