Evolutionary expansion of the bacterial ompW gene family enables functional diversification during host adaptation
Alejandro Rubio, Antonio Moreno-Rodríguez, Lucía Ceballos-Romero, Andrés Garzón, Juan Antonio Marqués-Hinojosa, Elisa Luque-Jiménez, María Pilar Sánchez-Suero, Jerónimo Pachón, María Eugenia Pachón-Ibáñez, Antonio J. Pérez‐Pulido
This study shows that the bacterial ompW gene family expands through duplication and horizontal transfer, enabling functional diversification during host adaptation.
bioRxiv · Oct 12, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology