MicrobiologybioRxiv
An intranuclear bacterial parasite of deep-sea musselsexpresses apoptosis inhibitors acquired from its host
M. A. Gonzalez Porras, A. Assie, M. Tietjen…·N. Leisch
This study identifies apoptosis inhibitors in an intranuclear bacterial parasite of deep-sea mussels, showing they acquired these genes via horizontal transfer from their hosts.