Regulatory and metabolic integration accompany plasmid domestication during adaptation to a plant-associated lifestyle
Shreya Vichare, Kai Ripcke, Devani Romero Picazo, Ryszard Soluch, Nils F. Hülter, Tal Dagan
This study shows that domesticated plasmids in Pantoea agglomerans enhance bacterial fitness and metabolic integration with the chromosome during adaptation to a plant-associated lifestyle.
bioRxiv · Oct 1, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology