Horizontally transmitted symbionts and host colonization of ecological niches.
Facultative or "secondary" symbionts are common in eukaryotes, particularly insects. While not essential for host survival, they often provide significant fitness benefits. It has been hypothesized that secondary symbionts form a "horizontal gene pool" shuttling adaptive genes am...
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| Natura: | Journal article |
| Lingua: | English |
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2013
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