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American Society for Microbiology, Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 19(74), p. 6138-6140, 2008

DOI: 10.1128/aem.00248-08

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"Candidatus Midichloria" Endosymbionts Bloom after the Blood Meal of the Host, the Hard Tick Ixodes ricinus

Journal article published in 2008 by Davide Sassera, Nathan Lo, Edwin A. P. Bouman, Sara Epis ORCID, Michele Mortarino, Claudio Bandi
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Abstract

ABSTRACT “ Candidatus Midichloria mitochondrii,” an intracellular symbiont of the tick Ixodes ricinus , is the only described organism able to invade the mitochondria of any multicellular organism. We used quantitative PCR to examine cycles of bacterial growth and death throughout the host's development and found that they correspond with the phases of engorgement and molt, respectively.