Retention of an endosymbiont for the production of a single molecule
A. Garber, A. Garcia de la Filia Molina, I. M. Vea, A. J. Mongue, L. Ross, J. P. McCutcheon
The paper identifies a mealybug with three endosymbionts, one contributing only two genes to produce a single essential nutrient, chorismate, highlighting extreme genome reduction in endosymbionts.
bioRxiv · Jan 4, 2024Evolutionary Biology