Life on leaves left a lasting mark on the Methylobacterium core genome
Jean-Baptiste Leducq, David Sneddon, Allexander B Alleman, Pratibha Sanjenbam, Jack M Sullivan, Deepa Agashe, Christopher J Marx
The study examines the core genome evolution of Methylobacterium to show that genes related to phyllosphere adaptation show greater evolutionary discordance, suggesting horizontal gene transfer.
bioRxiv · Nov 4, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology