Using the Wolbachia bacterial symbiont to teach Inquiry-based science: A high school laboratory series

American Biology Teacher

Volumn 72, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 478-483

  Bordenstein, Seth R ^a   Brothers, Christine ^b   Wolfe, George ^c   Bahr, Michele ^d   Minckley, Robert L ^e   Clark, Michael E ^e   Wernegreen, Jennifer J ^f   Bordenstein, Sarah R ^a   Reznikoff, William S ^d   Werren, John H ^e  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Falmouth High School   (United States)

^c Academy of Science   (United States)

^d MARINE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^f DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biotechnology; DNA; Microbiology; Symbiosis; Wolbachia

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); INVERTEBRATA; WOLBACHIA;

EID: 77956898836     PISSN: 00027685     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/abt.2010.72.8.3     Document Type: Article

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