Defensive Bacteriome Symbiont with a Drastically Reduced Genome
Atsushi Nakabachi,Reiko Ueoka,Reiko Ueoka,Kenshiro Oshima,Roberta Teta,Alfonso Mangoni,Mihaela Gurgui,Neil J. Oldham,Gerhild van Echten-Deckert,Keiko Okamura,Kohei Yamamoto,Hiromitsu Inoue,Moriya Ohkuma,Yuichi Hongoh,Shin-ya Miyagishima,Masahira Hattori,Jörn Piel,Jörn Piel,Takema Fukatsu +18 more
TL;DR: It is reported that Profftella is a defensive symbiont presumably of an obligate nature with an extremely streamlined genome, suggesting their ancient and mutually indispensible association with the host.
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About: This article is published in Current Biology. The article was published on 05 Aug 2013. and is currently open access. The article focuses on the topics: Candidatus Carsonella ruddii & Bacteriome.
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