A widespread group of large plasmids in methanotrophic Methanoperedens archaea
M. C. Schoelmerich, H. T. Ouboter, R. Sachdeva, P. Penev, Y. Amano, J. A. West-Roberts, C. U. Welte, J. F. Banfield
This paper identifies large plasmids in Methanoperedens archaea that are essential for their physiology and may be used to study and manipulate methane oxidation.
bioRxiv · Feb 1, 2022Microbiology