Methanotrophic Methanoperedens archaea host diverse and interacting extrachromosomal elements
L.-D. Shi, J. West-Roberts, M. C. Schoelmerich…·J. F. Banfield
The paper identifies and characterizes diverse extrachromosomal elements in Methanoperedens archaea, including mini-Borgs and viruses, and shows their genetic exchange and potential impact on archaeal activity.