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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American Society for Microbiology
2020
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Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/4aa7e2fa4bea431a81f3efcf042733fe |
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