MicrobiologybioRxiv
Polyploidy, regular patterning of genome copies, and unusual control of DNA partitioning in the Lyme disease spirochete
C. N. Takacs, J. Wachter, Y. Xiang…·C. Jacobs-Wagner
This study shows that Borrelia burgdorferi is polyploid in culture and ticks, with regular genome copy spacing controlled by ParA/ParZ and ParB/SMC systems.
DOI 10.1038/s41467-022-34876-4