Ankyrin repeat domain-encoding genes in the wPip strain of Wolbachia from the Culex pipiens group.

BACKGROUND: Wolbachia are obligate endosymbiotic bacteria maternally transmitted through the egg cytoplasm that are responsible for several reproductive disorders in their insect hosts, such as cytoplasmic incompatibility (CI) in infected mosquitoes. Species in the Culex pipiens complex display an...

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Main Authors: Walker, T, Klasson, L, Sebaihia, M, Sanders, M, Thomson, N, Parkhill, J, Sinkins, S
Formato: Journal article
Idioma:English
Publicado em: BioMed Central 2007