Extremely reduced supergroup F Wolbachia: transition to obligate insect symbionts
S. Mahmood, E. Novakova, J. Martinu, O. Sychra, V. Hypsa
This study presents genomic data for five new Wolbachia Supergroup F strains, revealing genomic features of their transition to mutualism, including gene deactivation and genome reduction.
bioRxiv · Oct 15, 2021 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology