Complex host/symbiont integration of a multi-partner symbiotic system in the eusocial aphid Ceratovacuna japonica
S. Yorimoto, M. Hattori, M. Kondo, S. Shigenobu
The paper identifies a co-obligate symbiosis in the aphid Ceratovacuna japonica, revealing metabolic complementarity between two endosymbionts and caste-specific differences in symbiont populations.
bioRxiv · Aug 4, 2022Evolutionary Biology