Horizontal Gene Transfer to a Defensive Symbiont with a Reduced Genome in a Multipartite Beetle Microbiome

ABSTRACT Symbiotic mutualisms of bacteria and animals are ubiquitous in nature, running a continuum from facultative to obligate from the perspectives of both partners. The loss of functions required for living independently but not within a host gives rise to reduced genomes in many symbionts. Alth...

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Main Authors: Samantha C. Waterworth, Laura V. Flórez, Evan R. Rees, Christian Hertweck, Martin Kaltenpoth, Jason C. Kwan
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2020
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/4aa7e2fa4bea431a81f3efcf042733fe
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