Reductive evolution and unique infection and feeding mode in the CPR predatory bacterium Vampirococcus lugosii
D. Moreira, Y. Zivanovic, A. I. Lopez-Archilla, M. Iniesto, P. Lopez-Garcia
This study characterizes Vampirococcus lugosii, a CPR bacterium that parasitizes photosynthetic bacteria, revealing its unique predation mode and genomic adaptations.
bioRxiv · Nov 10, 2020Microbiology