Searching for vertically transmitted endosymbionts in over 4,000 wild strains of three self-fertilizing <i>Caenorhabditis</i> species.
O'Connor LM; Singh A; Luallen RJ; Zhang G; Andersen EC · 2026 · microPublication biology
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Abstract (excerpt)
Vertically transmitted endosymbionts are microbes that live inside host cells and are transmitted between parent and offspring. Free-living nematodes interact with a wide variety of microbes but no vertically transmitted microbes have been…
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Metadata source: Europe PMC · DOI 10.17912/micropub.biology.002151