Rickettsiales' deep evolutionary history sheds light on the emergence of intracellular lifestyles
L. Serra Moncadas, T. Shabarova, V. Silva Kavagutti, P.-A. Bulzu, M.-C. Chiriac, S.-J. Park, I. Mukherjee, R. Ghai, A.-S. Andrei
This study investigates the evolutionary history of Rickettsiales bacteria, showing how cross-feeding interactions with eukaryotes influenced their transition to intracellular lifestyles and genomic adaptations.
bioRxiv · Jan 31, 2023 · PreprintMicrobiology