Vertical Transmission of Biosynthetic Plasmids in Aphid Endosymbionts ( Buchnera )
- 15 January 2001
- journal article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Bacteriology
- Vol. 183 (2), 785-90
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jb.183.2.785-790.2001
Abstract
This study tested for horizontal transfer of plasmids among Buchnera aphidicola strains associated with ecologically and phylogenetically related aphid hosts ( Uroleucon species). Phylogenetic congruence of Buchnera plasmid ( trpEG and leuABC ) and chromosomal ( dnaN and trpB ) genes supports strictly vertical long-term transmission of plasmids, which persist due to their contributions to host nutrition rather than capacity for infectious transfer. Synonymous divergences indicate elevated mutation on plasmids relative to chromosomal genes.Keywords
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