Vertical transmission of biosynthetic plasmids in aphid endosymbionts (Buchnera).
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Wernegreen, JJ; Moran, NA
Published in: Journal of bacteriology
January 2001
This study tested for horizontal transfer of plasmids among Buchnera aphidicola strains associated with ecologically and phylogenetically related aphid hosts (Uroleucon species). Phylogenetic congruence of Buchnera plasmid (trpEG and leuABC) and chromosomal (dnaN and trpB) genes supports strictly vertical long-term transmission of plasmids, which persist due to their contributions to host nutrition rather than capacity for infectious transfer. Synonymous divergences indicate elevated mutation on plasmids relative to chromosomal genes.
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Journal of bacteriology
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1098-5530
ISSN
0021-9193
Publication Date
January 2001
Volume
183
Issue
2
Start / End Page
785 / 790
Related Subject Headings
- Symbiosis
- Plasmids
- Phylogeny
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Microbiology
- Likelihood Functions
- Genes, Bacterial
- Buchnera
- Aphids
- Animals
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Wernegreen, J. J., & Moran, N. A. (2001). Vertical transmission of biosynthetic plasmids in aphid endosymbionts (Buchnera). Journal of Bacteriology, 183(2), 785–790. https://doi.org/10.1128/jb.183.2.785-790.2001
Wernegreen, J. J., and N. A. Moran. “Vertical transmission of biosynthetic plasmids in aphid endosymbionts (Buchnera).” Journal of Bacteriology 183, no. 2 (January 2001): 785–90. https://doi.org/10.1128/jb.183.2.785-790.2001.
Wernegreen JJ, Moran NA. Vertical transmission of biosynthetic plasmids in aphid endosymbionts (Buchnera). Journal of bacteriology. 2001 Jan;183(2):785–90.
Wernegreen, J. J., and N. A. Moran. “Vertical transmission of biosynthetic plasmids in aphid endosymbionts (Buchnera).” Journal of Bacteriology, vol. 183, no. 2, Jan. 2001, pp. 785–90. Epmc, doi:10.1128/jb.183.2.785-790.2001.
Wernegreen JJ, Moran NA. Vertical transmission of biosynthetic plasmids in aphid endosymbionts (Buchnera). Journal of bacteriology. 2001 Jan;183(2):785–790.
Published In
Journal of bacteriology
DOI
EISSN
1098-5530
ISSN
0021-9193
Publication Date
January 2001
Volume
183
Issue
2
Start / End Page
785 / 790
Related Subject Headings
- Symbiosis
- Plasmids
- Phylogeny
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Microbiology
- Likelihood Functions
- Genes, Bacterial
- Buchnera
- Aphids
- Animals