Repeated gain and loss of a single gene modulates the evolution of vascular pathogen lifestyles
E. Gluck-Thaler, A. Cerutti, A. Perez Quintero, J. Butchacas, V. Roman-Reyna, V. Narayanan Madhaven, D. Shantharaj, M. V. Merfa, C. Pesce, A. Jauneau, J. M. Lang, C. Allen, V. Verdier, L. Gagnevin, B. Szurek, , J. M. Jacobs
The paper shows that the gene cbsA acts as a switch for vascular vs. non-vascular pathogenesis in bacteria, with its presence and absence linked to lifestyle evolution.
bioRxiv · Apr 24, 2020Microbiology