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Horizontal gene transfer between Wolbachia and the mosquito Aedes aegypti

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Hamiltonella defensa, genome evolution of protective bacterial endosymbiont from pathogenic ancestors

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Longicorn beetle that vectors pinewood nematode carries many Wolbachia genes on an autosome

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Origin of an Alternative Genetic Code in the Extremely Small and GC–Rich Genome of a Bacterial Symbiont

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Genomics and Evolution of Heritable Bacterial Symbionts

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An Ancient Horizontal Gene Transfer between Mosquito and the Endosymbiotic Bacterium Wolbachia pipientis

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Genomics of bacteria and archaea: the emerging dynamic view of the prokaryotic world

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Wolbachia genome integrated in an insect chromosome: Evolution and fate of laterally transferred endosymbiont genes

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