Emergence of putative energy parasites within Clostridia revealed by genome analysis of a novel endosymbiotic clade
K. Takahashi, H. Kuwahara, Y. Horikawa, K. Izawa, D. Kato, T. Inagaki, M. Yuki, M. Ohkuma, Y. Hongoh
The paper identifies three endosymbiotic Clostridia in termite gut protists, revealing they are energy parasites with genome features suggesting obligate intracellular parasitism.
bioRxiv · Jul 3, 2023 · PreprintMicrobiology