Large scale genome reconstructions illuminate Wolbachia evolution

By greatly expanding the number of assembled genomes for Wolbachia (a group of intracellular bacteria) and constructing robust phylogenies, this study finds strong rate heterogeneity among Wolbachiapopulations and no support for synchronous divergence between Wolbachia and host mitochondria.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Matthias Scholz, Davide Albanese, Kieran Tuohy, Claudio Donati, Nicola Segata, Omar Rota-Stabelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-10-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-19016-0