Simultaneous Single-Cell Genome and Transcriptome Sequencing of Termite Hindgut Protists Reveals Metabolic and Evolutionary Traits of Their Endosymbionts
M. E. Stephens, J. Benjamino, J. Graf, D. J. Gage
The paper analyzes the genomes and transcriptomes of Endomicrobium endosymbionts in three protist species of termites, revealing horizontal gene transfer and competence pathways related to carbon metabolism.
bioRxiv · Dec 11, 2020Microbiology