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Genome degeneration affects both extracellular and intracellular bacterial endosymbionts

Journal of Biology
DOI: 10.1186/jbiol129
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The obligate intracellular bacterial endosymbionts of insects are a paradigm for reductive genome evolution. A study published recently in BMC Biology demonstrates that similar evolutionary forces shaping genome structure may also apply to extracellular endosymbionts. © 2009 BioMed Central Ltd.

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Feldhaar, H., & Gross, R. (2009). Genome degeneration affects both extracellular and intracellular bacterial endosymbionts. Journal of Biology. BioMed Central Ltd. https://doi.org/10.1186/jbiol129

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