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Transposable Element Loads in a Bacterial Symbiont of Weevils Are Extremely Variable

Year: 2008

Type: article

Abstract: Not only are transposable elements profuse in the bacterial endosymbiont of maize weevils, but we found that their quantities also vary approximately 10-fold among individual weevils. Because multicopy elements can facilitate homologous recombination, this insertion sequence (IS) load variability suggests that these essentially asexual bacteria may exhibit substantial intraspecific genomic variation.

Source: Applied and Environmental Microbiology

DOI: 10.1128/aem.01049-08

Authors: Kevin M. Dougherty, Gordon R. Plague

Institution: Fordham University

Language: English

Topic: Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences

Subfield: Insect Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2126950866

FWCI: 1.492

Cites: 43

Cited by: 5

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