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Coevolution of Xiphinema americanum plant parasitic nematodes and their bacterial endosymbionts

Creator:

Smith, McKinley S.

Abstract:

Symbiosis takes place across the domains of life. In the plant-parasitic nematode, Xiphinema americanum species complex, the bacterial endosymbiont, identified as Candidatus Xiphinematobacter americanum, lives in the gut epithelia of mature female nematodes and moves to the ovaries and uterus where it is transmitted to the eggs. This suggests that...

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Honors College Thesis