The defensive Spiroplasma

•Multiple strains of the heritable bacterium, Spiroplasma, protect insects against infection by natural enemies.•Defensive capabilities are broad, impacting parasitic nematodes, insects, and fungi.•A mechanism is implicated — toxic ribosome-inactivating proteins are common across Spiroplasma.•Model...

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Published in:	Current opinion in insect science Vol. 32; pp. 36 - 41
Main Authors:	Ballinger, Matthew J, Perlman, Steve J
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Netherlands Elsevier Inc 01.04.2019
Subjects:	Animals arthropods Arthropods - microbiology Arthropods - parasitology biological control disease transmission Drosophila entomopathogenic fungi evolution Fungi hemolymph hosts insects natural enemies Nematoda parasitic wasps phenotype proteins Saporins Spiroplasma Spiroplasma - physiology Symbiosis Wasps
ISSN:	2214-5745, 2214-5753, 2214-5745, 2214-5753
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