Arsenophonus insect symbionts are commonly infected with APSE, a bacteriophage involved in protective symbiosis.

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Phylogenetic investigations revealed that APSE has a long evolutionary history in heritable symbionts, being secondarily acquired by Hamiltonella through lateral transfer from Arsenophonus, highlighting the role of lateral transfer as a major evolutionary process shaping the emergence of defensive symbiosis in heritability bacteria.

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2014-10-01
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Biology, Insect, Parasitoid wasp, Zoology, Host (biology)

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