Clusters of diverse genes existing as multiple, sequence-variable mosaics in a phytoplasma genome.

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Phytoplasmas are cell wall-less prokaryotes living as obligate parasites and pathogens of plants and insects, making them attractive subjects for studies to gain a greater understanding of transkingdom parasitism and pathogenicity. During a study of two phytoplasma genomes, we obtained evidence for previously unreported clustering of genes, pseudogenes, mobile genetic elements, intergenic repeat units, and...

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