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Abstract
This study tested for horizontal transfer of plasmids among Buchnera aphidicola strains associated with ecologically and phylogenetically related aphid hosts (Uroleucon species). Phylogenetic congruence of Buchnera plasmid (trpEG and leuABC) and chromosomal (dnaN and trpB) genes supports strictly vertical long-term transmission of plasmids, which persist due to their contributions to host nutrition rather than capacity for infectious transfer. Synonymous divergences indicate elevated mutation on plasmids relative to chromosomal genes.Entities:
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Year: 2001 PMID: 11133977 PMCID: PMC94939 DOI: 10.1128/JB.183.2.785-790.2001
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Bacteriol ISSN: 0021-9193 Impact factor: 3.490