Intracellular defensive symbiont is culturable and capable of transovarial, vertical transmission
G. P. Maeda, M. K. Kelly, A. Sundar, N. A. Moran
This paper reports the successful axenic culture of Candidatus Fukatsuia symbiotica, a heritable endosymbiont of the pea aphid, and demonstrates its ability to transmit vertically and confer antifungal protection.
mBio · Jun 12, 2024Peer-reviewedMicrobiology