A dual endosymbiosis drives nutritional adaptation to hematophagy in the invasive tick Hyalomma marginatum
M. Buysse, A. M. Floriano, Y. Gottlieb, T. Nardi, F. Comandatore, E. Olivieri, A. Giannetto, A. M. Palomar Urbina, B. Makepeace, C. Bazzocchi, A. Cafiso, D. Sassera, O. Duron
This study identifies a dual endosymbiosis in the tick Hyalomma marginatum, where two symbionts compensate for each other's genomic deficiencies to support nutritional needs.
bioRxiv · Oct 12, 2021 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology