Horizontal gene transfer to a defensive symbiont with a reduced genome amongst a multipartite beetle microbiome

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Summary

The microbiome associated with eggs of the beetle Lagria villosa is described, containing multiple bacterial symbionts related to Burkholderia gladioli including a reduced-genome symbiont thought to produce the defensive compound lagriamide.

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preprint
Published
2019-09-24
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Keywords

Horizontal gene transfer, Biology, Genome, Obligate, Gene

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