GenomicsbioRxivPreprint
A near-complete chromosome from a bacterial pathogen integrated into the genome of its arthropod vector
Jing Jing Khoo, Alexandra Y. Beliavskaia, Adriana Ludwig…·Benjamin L. Makepeace
The paper identifies an almost-complete Rickettsia africae chromosome in the genome of its arthropod vector, A. variegatum, demonstrating lateral gene transfer from the pathogen to the host.
DOI 10.64898/2026.09.16.751987