Bacteriophage effect on parasitism resistance

no code implementations • 6 May 2022 • Gabriel R. Palma, Renato M. Coutinho, Wesley A. C. Godoy, Fernando L. Cônsoli, Roberto A. Kraenkel

Many studies have shown that the protection of the host $\it{Acyrthosiphon~pisum}$ (Hemiptera, Aphididae) against the parasitoid $\it{Aphidius~ervi}$ (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) is conferred by the interaction between the secondary endosymbiont $\it{Hamiltonella~defensa}$ and the bacteriophage $\it{APSE}$ ($\it{Acyrthosiphon~pisum}$ secondary endosymbiont).

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