Domain Bacteria Class Gammaproteobacteria Family Enterobacteriaceae | Phylum Proteobacteria Order Enterobacteriales Rank Genus | |
Similar Hamiltonella defensa, Bemisia, Silverleaf whitefly, Acyrthosiphon pisum, Acyrthosiphon | ||
Hamiltonella is a genus of Enterobacteria in the Gammaproteobacteria. Hamiltonella defensa is a model organism for defensive symbiosis, protecting pea aphids from parasitoid wasps. Hamiltonella has also been found as a nutritional mutualistic endosymbiont in Whiteflies.
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