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Endosymbiosis with micro-organisms is common in insects, with more than 10% of insect species relying on intracellular bacteria for their development and survival. [73] Aphids harbour a vertically transmitted (from parent to its offspring) obligate symbiosis with Buchnera aphidicola , the primary symbiont, inside specialized cells, the ...
The condition has also been called delusional infestation, delusory parasitosis, delusional ectoparasitosis, psychogenic parasitosis, Ekbom syndrome, dermatophobia,parasitophobia, formication and "cocaine bugs". [5] Delusional parasitosis can occur in two different forms. [5] The first, primary delusional infestation, is a psychiatric disorder. [2]