Genome evolution in bacterial endosymbionts of insects.
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Wernegreen, JJ
Published in: Nature reviews. Genetics
November 2002
Many insect species rely on intracellular bacterial symbionts for their viability and fecundity. Large-scale DNA-sequence analyses are revealing the forces that shape the evolution of these bacterial associates and the genetic basis of their specialization to an intracellular lifestyle. The full genome sequences of two obligate mutualists, Buchnera aphidicola of aphids and Wigglesworthia glossinidia of tsetse flies, reveal substantial gene loss and an integration of host and symbiont metabolic functions. Further genomic comparisons should reveal the generality of these features among bacterial mutualists and the extent to which they are shared with other intracellular bacteria, including obligate pathogens.
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Nature reviews. Genetics
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1471-0064
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1471-0056
Publication Date
November 2002
Volume
3
Issue
11
Start / End Page
850 / 861
Related Subject Headings
- Symbiosis
- Phylogeny
- Mutation
- Insecta
- Genomics
- Genome, Bacterial
- Genetic Drift
- Evolution, Molecular
- Developmental Biology
- Bacteria
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Wernegreen, J. J. (2002). Genome evolution in bacterial endosymbionts of insects. Nature Reviews. Genetics, 3(11), 850–861. https://doi.org/10.1038/nrg931
Wernegreen, Jennifer J. “Genome evolution in bacterial endosymbionts of insects.” Nature Reviews. Genetics 3, no. 11 (November 2002): 850–61. https://doi.org/10.1038/nrg931.
Wernegreen JJ. Genome evolution in bacterial endosymbionts of insects. Nature reviews Genetics. 2002 Nov;3(11):850–61.
Wernegreen, Jennifer J. “Genome evolution in bacterial endosymbionts of insects.” Nature Reviews. Genetics, vol. 3, no. 11, Nov. 2002, pp. 850–61. Epmc, doi:10.1038/nrg931.
Wernegreen JJ. Genome evolution in bacterial endosymbionts of insects. Nature reviews Genetics. 2002 Nov;3(11):850–861.
Published In
Nature reviews. Genetics
DOI
EISSN
1471-0064
ISSN
1471-0056
Publication Date
November 2002
Volume
3
Issue
11
Start / End Page
850 / 861
Related Subject Headings
- Symbiosis
- Phylogeny
- Mutation
- Insecta
- Genomics
- Genome, Bacterial
- Genetic Drift
- Evolution, Molecular
- Developmental Biology
- Bacteria