Highly reduced genomes of protist endosymbionts show evolutionary convergence
E. E. George, F. Husnik, D. Tashyreva, G. Prokopchuk, A. Horak, W. K. Kwong, J. Lukes, P. J. Keeling
The paper sequenced genomes of bacterial endosymbionts in diplonemid protists, revealing convergent genome reduction and functional adaptations across different host lineages.
bioRxiv · Jul 30, 2019Evolutionary Biology