Large DNA virus promoted the endosymbiotic evolution to make a photosynthetic eukaryote
M. Matsuo, A. Katahata, M. Tachikawa, Y. Minakuchi, H. Noguchi, A. Toyoda, A. Fujiyama, Y. Suzuki, T. Hata, S. Satoh, T. Nakayama, R. Kamikawa, M. Nomura, Y. Inagaki, K.-i. Ishida, J. Obokata
This study shows that a large DNA virus played a key role in the rapid genome reorganization and gene transfer during the endosymbiotic evolution of a photosynthetic amoeba.
bioRxiv · Oct 18, 2019 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology