The origin and evolution of mitochondrial tropism in Midichloria bacteria
A. M. Floriano, G. Batisti Biffignandi, M. Castelli, E. Olivieri, E. Clementi, F. Comandatore, L. Rinaldi, M. Opara, O. Plantard, A. M. Palomar, V. Noel, A. Vijay, N. Lo, B. L. Makepeace, O. Duron, , D. Sassera
This study analyzes mitochondrial tropism in three additional Midichloria species and sequences nine novel genomes, revealing non-monophyletic patterns and genomic signatures associated with mitochondrial colonization.
bioRxiv · May 16, 2022 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology