A Novel Widespread MITE Element in the Repeat-Rich Genome of the Cardinium Endosymbiont of the Spider Oedothorax gibbosus

A Novel Widespread MITE Element in the Repeat-Rich Genome of the Cardinium Endosymbiont of the Spider Oedothorax gibbosus

ABSTRACT Free-living bacteria have evolved multiple times to become host-restricted endosymbionts. The transition from a free-living to a host-restricted lifestyle comes with a number of different genomic changes, including a massive loss of genes. In host-restricted endosymbionts, gene inactivation...

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Main Authors: Tamara Halter, Frederik Hendrickx, Matthias Horn, Alejandro Manzano-Marín
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2022-12-01
Series:Microbiology Spectrum
Subjects:
Cardinium
mobile element
insertion sequence
endosymbiont
Amoebophilaceae
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.02627-22

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https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.02627-22

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