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A Possible Heterodimeric Prophage-Like Element in the Genome of the Insect EndosymbiontSodalis glossinidius

Year: 2007

Type: article

Abstract: Extrachromosomal element pSOG3 (52,162 nucleotides) in the genome of Sodalis glossinidius contains redundant phage-related gene pairs, indicating that it may have been formed by the fusion of two ancestral phage genomes followed by gene degradation. We suggest that pSOG3 is a prophage that has undergone genome degeneration accompanying host adaptation to symbiosis.

Source: Journal of Bacteriology

DOI: 10.1128/jb.00913-06

Authors: Alvin J. Clark, Mauricio Pontes, Tait Jones, Colin Dale

Institutions: University of Arizona, University of Utah

Language: English

Topic: Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences

Subfield: Insect Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Science Foundation, University of Arizona

OpenAlex ID: W2013922167

FWCI: 3.019

Cites: 15

Cited by: 15

Related to: 10