Parasitic connections: a patescibacterial epibiont, its methylotrophic gammaproteobacterial host and their phages
F. Buderka, P. Lopez-Garcia, P. Deschamps, Y. Zhou, M. Krupovic, A. Gutierrez-Preciado, M. Ciobanu, P. Bertolino, G. David, D. Moreira, L. Jardillier
The paper describes a tripartite interaction between a patescibacterial epibiont, its gammaproteobacterial host, and their phages, revealing host specificity and genetic adaptations.
bioRxiv · Mar 8, 2024Microbiology