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Placozoan microbiomes reveal evolutionary trajectories towards mutualism among the largely parasitic Rickettsiales
Anna Mankowski, Henry Berndt, Nikolaus Leisch…·Harald R. Gruber‐Vodicka
The paper studies Rickettsiales microbiomes in placozoans to reveal evolutionary shifts towards mutualism, finding some symbionts have lost parasitic traits.
DOI 10.1101/2025.02.27.640636