Metagenomic Analyses Reveal a Constrained Network of Nutritional Symbionts in Kissing Bugs
Gabin Rignault, Marie Merle, Elaine Folly-Ramos, Carlos Eduardo Almeida, M. Harry, Jonathan Filée
The paper generates metagenomic assemblies from Triatominae bugs to identify and characterize four bacterial symbiont genera, revealing their metabolic roles and evolutionary relationships.
bioRxiv · Apr 21, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology