Gene Exchange Common Among Sex-manipulating Bacteria
Wednesday, March 25, 2009 - 22:35
in Biology & Nature
Certain bacteria have learned to manipulate the proportion of females and males in insect populations. Now researchers have mapped the entire genome of a bacterium that infects a close relative of the fruit fly. The findings reveal extremely high frequencies of gene exchange within this group of bacteria. In the future sex-manipulating bacteria may be used as environmentally friendly pesticides against harmful insects.
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