MicrobiologybioRxivPreprint
A fatal plant toxicosis described more than a century ago is caused by a bacterial endophyte
Sandra Moreau, Manon Canal, Erin Hillairet…·Aurelien L. Carlier
The study identifies pavettamine, a toxin causing gousiekte in livestock, as being synthesized by bacterial endophytes via a conserved gene cluster acquired through horizontal gene transfer.
DOI 10.64898/2026.06.12.731819