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From: Convergent patterns in the evolution of mealybug symbioses involving different intrabacterial symbionts

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Convergent evolution of symbiotic roles in essential amino-acid synthesis, vitamin production and translation in T. mannipara (TM) and P. citri (PCIT). Colored boxes show the distribution of individual genes among the three symbiotic partners in the T. mannipara and P. citri consortia. Data for P. citri were taken from Husnik et al. (2013). Asterisks highlight genes of bacterial origin encoded in the T. mannipara and P. citri insect genomes. These genes were likely obtained by horizontal gene transfer during ancient associations of mealybugs with bacterial symbionts affiliated with the Alpharoteobacteria, Gammaproteobacteria or Bacteriodetes.

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