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Aug 2026
Caught in transition: facultative intracellularity and genome evolution of Symbiopectobacterium in Rhodnius species
Findings indicate that Symbiopectobacterium represents an intermediate stage in the transition from environmentally associated bacteria to obligate intracellular mutualists in Triatominae.
Tanisha Moons, S. Mendiola, Hassan Tarabai et al.
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