To B or not to B: Arsenophonus as a source of B-vitamins in whiteflies.
Diego Santos-Garcia, Ksenia Juravel, Shiri Freilich, Einat Zchori-Fein, Amparo Latorre, Andrés Moya, Shai Morin, Francisco J. Silva
This study sequenced and analyzed Arsenophanus genomes from whiteflies to determine their role in B-vitamin synthesis, finding they contribute to host nutrition despite genomic divergence.
bioRxiv · Jun 28, 2018 · PreprintMicrobiology