Delayed larval development in <it>Anopheles</it> mosquitoes deprived of <it>Asaia</it> bacterial symbionts
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In recent years, acetic acid bacteria have been shown to be frequently associated with insects, but knowledge on their biological role in the arthropod host is limited. The discovery that acetic acid bacteria of the genus <it>A...
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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/S2 |