Candidatus Midichloria mitochondrii: Symbiont or Parasite of Tick Mitochondria?

Manipulative Tenants: Bacteria Associated with Arthropods

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 113-126

  Pistone, Dario ^a   Sacchi, Luciano ^b   Lo, Nathan ^c   Epis, Sara ^a   Pajoro, Massimo ^d   Favia, Guido ^e   Mandrioli, Mauro ^f   Bandi, Claudio ^a   Sassera, Davide ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d IZSLER   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CAMERINO   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

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EID: 84866489195     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1201/b11008-11     Document Type: Chapter

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