Insight into the evolution of symbiosis in the Cupriavidus genus: high conserved symbiotic island and a patchy phylogenetic distribution.
Melisa E. Magallanes, Cecilia Rodríguez-Esperón, José Roberto Sotelo-Silveira, Elena Fabiano, Andrés Iriarte, Raúl Platero
The paper analyzes the evolution of symbiosis in Cupriavidus genus, identifying five distinct lineages and a high conserved symbiotic island with low conservation among plasmids.
bioRxiv · Mar 5, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology