MicrobiologybioRxivPreprint
Local adaptation to mercury contamination by nitrogen-fixing rhizobia is driven by horizontal gene transfer, copy number, and enhanced gene expression
Aditi Bhat, Reena Sharma, M. Mercedes Lucas…·Timothy D. Paape
This study identifies that horizontal gene transfer, copy number, and enhanced expression of the Mer operon confer mercury tolerance in rhizobia, with implications for plant-metal interactions.
DOI 10.1101/2023.12.27.573466