Evolutionary BiologybioRxivPreprint
Ancestral phototrophic Rhizobiaceae evolved in association with algae, then plants
Steven Brady Kuzyk, Philipp Halama, Mohit Saini…·Jörg Overmann
This study reveals that ancestral Rhizobiaceae bacteria evolved photosynthesis in association with algae and plants, later losing it in some lineages that became plant symbionts or pathogens.
DOI 10.64898/2026.08.14.744861