Evolutionary Convergence and Nitrogen Metabolism in Blattabacterium strain Bge, Primary Endosymbiont of the Cockroach Blattella germanica

Maria J. López-Sánchez; Alexander Neef; Juli Peretó; Rafael Patiño-Navarrete; Miguel Pignatelli; Amparo Latorre; Andrés Moya

doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.1000721

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Evolutionary Convergence and Nitrogen Metabolism in Blattabacterium strain Bge, Primary Endosymbiont of the Cockroach Blattella germanica

Maria J. López-Sánchez,

Affiliation Institut Cavanilles de Biodiversitat i Biologia Evolutiva, Universitat de València, València, Spain
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Alexander Neef,

Affiliations Institut Cavanilles de Biodiversitat i Biologia Evolutiva, Universitat de València, València, Spain, CIBER en Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBEResp), Barcelona, Spain
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Juli Peretó,

Affiliations Institut Cavanilles de Biodiversitat i Biologia Evolutiva, Universitat de València, València, Spain, CIBER en Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBEResp), Barcelona, Spain, Departament de Bioquímica i Biologia Molecular, Universitat de València, València, Spain
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Rafael Patiño-Navarrete,

Affiliation Institut Cavanilles de Biodiversitat i Biologia Evolutiva, Universitat de València, València, Spain
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Miguel Pignatelli,

Affiliations Institut Cavanilles de Biodiversitat i Biologia Evolutiva, Universitat de València, València, Spain, CIBER en Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBEResp), Barcelona, Spain, Centro Superior de Investigación en Salud Pública (CSISP), València, Spain
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Amparo Latorre,

Affiliations Institut Cavanilles de Biodiversitat i Biologia Evolutiva, Universitat de València, València, Spain, CIBER en Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBEResp), Barcelona, Spain, Centro Superior de Investigación en Salud Pública (CSISP), València, Spain, Departament de Genètica, Universitat de València, València, Spain
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Andrés Moya

* E-mail: andres.moya@uv.es

Affiliations Institut Cavanilles de Biodiversitat i Biologia Evolutiva, Universitat de València, València, Spain, CIBER en Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBEResp), Barcelona, Spain, Centro Superior de Investigación en Salud Pública (CSISP), València, Spain, Departament de Genètica, Universitat de València, València, Spain
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Evolutionary Convergence and Nitrogen Metabolism in Blattabacterium strain Bge, Primary Endosymbiont of the Cockroach Blattella germanica

Maria J. López-Sánchez,
Alexander Neef,
Juli Peretó,
Rafael Patiño-Navarrete,
Miguel Pignatelli,
Amparo Latorre,
Andrés Moya

Published: November 13, 2009
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1000721

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