A fatal plant toxicosis described more than a century ago is caused by a bacterial endophyte
Sandra Moreau, Manon Canal, Erin Hillairet, Jintao Ma, Max Crüsemann, Amélie Perez, Guillaume Marti, Marion Meyer, Aurelien L. Carlier
The study identifies pavettamine, a toxin causing gousiekte in livestock, as being synthesized by bacterial endophytes via a conserved gene cluster acquired through horizontal gene transfer.
bioRxiv · Jun 12, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology