Mapping the presence of Wolbachia pipientis on the phylogeny of filarial nematodes: evidence for symbiont loss during evolution

2003/11/23 by Maurizio Casiraghi, Odile Bain, Ricardo Guerrero +6 · 305 citations
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Environmental Science · Medicine · #Biology #Dirofilaria immitis #Ecology #Evolutionary biology #Filariasis #Filarioidea #Helminths #Host (biology) #Immunology #Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences #Onchocerca #Onchocerca volvulus #Onchocerciasis #Parasite Biology and Host Interactions #Parasite hosting #Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment #Wolbachia #Wuchereria bancrofti #Zoology

paper · doi:10.1016/j.ijpara.2003.10.004

published in International Journal for Parasitology 34(2), 191-203 (Elsevier BV)

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