MicrobiologybioRxivPreprint
A polarized genome is required for fitness of the obligate intracellular, tick-borne pathogen Rickettsia parkeri
Trung Nguyen, Andrew C Krusenstjerna, Mathilde Gonin…·Erin D Goley
This study shows that genome polarization is essential for Rickettsia parkeri's fitness, as disrupting polar proteins causes cell division defects and reduced host cell spread.
DOI 10.64898/2026.11.11.765969