MicrobiologybioRxiv
Repeated gain and loss of a single gene modulates the evolution of vascular pathogen lifestyles
E. Gluck-Thaler, A. Cerutti, A. Perez Quintero…·J. M. Jacobs
The paper shows that the gene cbsA acts as a switch for vascular vs. non-vascular pathogenesis in bacteria, with its presence and absence linked to lifestyle evolution.
DOI 10.1126/sciadv.abc4516