A new Serratia taxon found in a trombidiform mite shows genomic evidence of host adaptation but is phylogenetically distinct from Serratia symbiotica
Jia Chang, Ary Hoffmann, Neil David Young, Sunita Sumanam, Thomas Schmidt, Joshua A Thia
The paper identifies a new Serratia taxon in mites with genomic signs of host adaptation but phylogenetically distinct from S. symbiotica.
bioRxiv · Nov 4, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology