← Back to Conceptsconcept

facultative endosymbiont

Scope: evolution
Papers: 1 | Mentions: 1

Local Knowledge Graph (9 entities)

Loading graph...

Definition

Endosymbiotic bacteria that are not essential for host survival and are maintained at intermediate frequencies.

Publications (1)

student_paper

Fitness costs of the aphid endosymbiont, <i>Hamiltonella defensa</i>

2010central

Related Concepts (4)

early-life trade-offs

theory1 shared paper

lifetime reproductive success

metric1 shared paper

endosymbiosis

phenomenon1 shared paper

vertical transmission

process1 shared paper