Cometabolic activity of aphid Acyrthosiphon pisum and symbiotic bacterium Buchnera aphidicola APS

Endocytobiosis is a particular case of symbiosis where a symbiont lives within the host cell. Endocytobiosis increases biodiversity and generates organisms with new properties, which ensure their life under extreme conditions. Since sap contains only 20% of the essential amino acids necessary for th...

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Published in:Molecular biology (New York) 2009-12, Vol.43 (6), p.1019-1020
Main Authors: Rakitin, D. I, Gelfand, M. S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acyrthosiphon pisum
Amino acids
Aphididae
Bacteria
Biochemistry
Biodiversity
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Buchnera aphidicola
Human Genetics
Insects
Life Sciences
Molecular biology
Short Communications
Symbiosis
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Summary:Endocytobiosis is a particular case of symbiosis where a symbiont lives within the host cell. Endocytobiosis increases biodiversity and generates organisms with new properties, which ensure their life under extreme conditions. Since sap contains only 20% of the essential amino acids necessary for the normal growth and living activity of aphids, aphids have to live in symbiosis with endocytobiotic bacteria of the genus Buchnera, which provide their host with nutrients present in insufcient amounts in the aphid diet.
ISSN:0026-8933
1608-3245
DOI:10.1134/S0026893309060168