Diatom adhesive trail proteins acquired by horizontal gene transfer from bacteria serve as primers for marine biofilm formation
J. Zackova Suchanova, G. Bilcke, B. Romanowska, A. Fatlawi, M. Pippel, A. Skeffington, M. Schroeder, W. Vyverman, K. Vandepoele, N. Kroeger, N. Poulsen
The paper identifies diatom-specific adhesive proteins acquired via horizontal gene transfer from bacteria, which function as primers for marine biofilm formation.
bioRxiv · Mar 6, 2023Plant Biology