[1] Strains of recovered Arsenophonus found in arthropods share 99% sequence identification in the 16S rRNA gene across all species.
[1] Arsenophonus-host interactions involve parasitism and mutualism, including a popular mechanism of "male-killing" found commonly in a related species, Arsenophonus nasoniae.
[1] Lab cultured bacteria found in these tissues show extracellular and intracellular attachment indicating Ca.
A. arthropodicus through Gram-positive inhibitor vancomycin and Gram-negative sensitive antibacterial cationic peptides.
[1] Two species were identified from enrichments based on the behavior of extrachromosomal DNA under alkaline lysis, restriction enzymes, and agarose gel electrophoresis .