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Horizontal Gene Transfer Between Wolbachia and Animals

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The present chapter is focused on the occurrence of horizontal gene transfer events from the endocellular bacteria Wolbachia to invertebrates and the implications of this phenomenon in the hosts’ reproductive behaviour, speciation, and acquisition of new abilities.

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  1. Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Biotechnology Unit, University of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain

    Trinidad de Miguel & Oude Zhu

  2. Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Microbiology, University of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Spain

    Tomás G. Villa

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de Miguel, T., Zhu, O., Villa, T.G. (2019). Horizontal Gene Transfer Between Wolbachia and Animals. In: Villa, T., Viñas, M. (eds) Horizontal Gene Transfer. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-21862-1_8

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