Essays about: "symbiont"

Found 4 essays containing the word symbiont.

1. 1. Establishment of in vivo and in vitro platforms for investigation of the effects of Wolbachia on the vector competence of Culex pipiens

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för medicinsk biokemi och mikrobiologi

   Author : Alexander Bergman; [2021]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : Wolbachia is an intracellular bacterial symbiont found in nearly half of all arthropod species. In some mosquito vector species, it is known to exhibit repressive effects on viral replication and transmission. Sindbis virus (SINV) is an arthritogenic alphavirus that causes yearly human infections in Northern Europe. READ MORE

3. 2. Friends with benefits? - Does gut microbiota of Spodoptera littoralis affect insecticide resistance and are there any costs of insecticide resistance development?

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Plant Protection Biology

   Author : Sarah Heithausen; [2021]
   Keywords : insecticide resistance development; gut microbiota; gut symbiont-mediated resistance; trade-off effects; fitness costs; symbiosis; survival; life-history traits; fecundity;

   Abstract : The insect gut microbiota has many important functions for insects such as detoxification of host plant toxins. Recently there has been a growing interest on the effect of insect gut microbiota on insecticide resistance development. Insecticide resistance is a growing concern for food security and sustainable agriculture. READ MORE

4. 3. Selfish, mobile genes in honeybee gut bacteria

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning

   Author : Aleksei Põlajev; [2018]
   Keywords : lactobacillus kunkeei; transposon; transposase; mobile genetic element; pseudogenized; gut flora; symbiont; reduced genome; åland; gotland;

   Abstract : Transposons are selfish, mobile genetic elements, moving within the genome. The transposase genemakes this possible, as it codes for the enzyme that catalyzes the movement. In the case of bacteria,they can also move horizontally between individual bacteria, and sometimes even between species. READ MORE

5. 4. Comparative genomics : understanding regulation ofhydrogenases in the nitrogen-fixing Frankia

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology

   Author : Chatchai Kosawang; [2009]
   Keywords : Genomics; Hydrogenases; Nitrogen fixation; Frankia;

   Abstract : Frankia is a facultative symbiont actinomycete living with the dicotyledonousplant worldwide. Two hydrogenase functions- uptake hydrogenase and hydrogenevolvinghydrogenase- have been so far reported in Frankia species, while thepresence of [Fe] hydrogenase function was surmised. READ MORE