Repeated losses and gains of bacterial symbionts in gutless marine annelids over 150 million years
A. Mankowski, M. Kleiner, C. Erseus, N. Leisch, Y. Sato, J.-M. Volland, B. Huettel, C. Wentrup, T. Woyke, J. Wippler, N. Dubilier, H. R. Gruber-Vodicka
This study investigates the evolutionary dynamics of bacterial symbionts in gutless marine annelids over 150 million years, showing host-driven stability and convergent gains of symbionts.
bioRxiv · Apr 28, 2021 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology