Prevalence of an Insect-Associated Genomic Region in Environmentally Acquired <i>Burkholderiaceae</i> Symbionts
Patrick T. Stillson, David A. Baltrus, Alison Ravenscraft
Abstract
Many plants and animals form intricate associations with bacteria. These pairings can be mediated by genomic islands, contiguous regions containing numerous genes with cohesive functionality.
Topics & Concepts
InsectBiologyBacteriaGenomicsGeneGenomeMetagenomicsEvolutionary biologyGeneticsEcologyZoologyInsect symbiosis and bacterial influencesLegume Nitrogen Fixing SymbiosisNematode management and characterization studies