Genomes of novel Myxococcota reveal severely curtailed machineries for predation and cellular differentiation
C. Murphy, C. Cavalliere, J. Cornell, J. Higgs, S. Mares, C. Meili, V. Andreev, N. Bircher, T. Decker, R. Dohmen, A. Eichhorn, A. Grinnell, C. Jett, R. Khadka, J. Liu, , N. H. Youssef
This study analyzes genomes of novel Myxococcota from anaerobic habitats, revealing reduced capacities for predation and cellular differentiation compared to soil-dwelling relatives.
bioRxiv · Jul 6, 2021Microbiology