GenomicsApplied and Environmental MicrobiologyPeer-reviewed
An obligate symbiont of Haematomyzus elephantis with a strongly reduced genome resembles symbiotic bacteria in sucking lice
Jana Martin Říhová, Roman Vodička, Václav Hypša
The paper reports the genome of a symbiotic bacterium from Haematomyzus elephantis, showing it has a highly reduced genome and retains B vitamin synthesis pathways, similar to other sucking lice symbionts.