Complete loss of lipoprotein biosynthesis machinery in an obligate intracellular bacterium
George Winder, Owen Somhorst, Erika Castaneda-Sastre, Jack Alfred Bryant, Jeanne Salje
This study identifies the absence of lipoprotein biosynthesis machinery in Orientia tsutsugamushi and describes alternative mechanisms for its proteins.
bioRxiv · Oct 21, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology