Early steps in the evolution of vertical transmission revealed by a plant-bacterium symbiosis
F. De Meyer, B. Danneels, T. Acar, R. Rasolomampianina, M. T. Rajaonah, V. Jeannoda, A. Carlier
The paper studies a plant-bacterium symbiosis in Dioscorea sansibarensis, showing vertical transmission and identifying genes under positive selection in the symbiont.
bioRxiv · Jan 16, 2019Microbiology