MicrobiologybioRxivPreprint
Horizontal acquisition of nicotine catabolism gene cluster drives the assembly of tobacco root microbiota community
Tomohisa Shimasaki, Yui Nose, Sachiko Masuda…·Ryohei Thomas Nakano
This study shows that horizontal gene transfer of nicotine catabolism genes in Arthrobacter enables its colonization of tobacco roots, shaping the root microbiota community.
DOI 10.64898/2025.12.24.696441