Co-phylogeny of a hyper-symbiotic system: Endosymbiotic bacteria (Gammaproteobacteria), chewing lice (Insecta: Phthiraptera) and birds (Passeriformes)
Alexandra A. Grossi, Chunpo Tian, Mengjiao Ren, Fasheng Zou, Daniel R. Gustafsson
Topics & Concepts
BiologyGammaproteobacteriaLouseCladeZoologyPhylogeneticsHost (biology)Phylogenetic treeSymbiotic bacteriaEcologyBacteriaSymbiosis16S ribosomal RNAGeneticsGeneInsect symbiosis and bacterial influencesPlant and animal studiesEvolution and Genetic Dynamics