Newly identified proviruses in Thermotogota suggest that viruses are the vehicles on the highways of interphylum gene sharing.
T. H. A. Haverkamp, J. Lossouarn, O. Zhaxybayeva, J. Lyu, N. Bienvenu, C. Geslin, C. L. Nesbo
The paper identifies 17 proviruses in Thermotogota, suggesting viruses mediate gene transfer between Firmicutes and Thermotogota.
bioRxiv · Nov 7, 2020Evolutionary Biology