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Single mutation makes Escherichia coli an insect mutualist.
Nature microbiology - 1 Aug 2022
Koga Ryuichi, Moriyama Minoru, Onodera-Tanifuji Naoko, Ishii Yoshiko, Takai Hiroki, Mizutani Masaki, Oguchi Kohei, Okura Reiko, Suzuki Shingo, Gotoh Yasuhiro, Hayashi Tetsuya, Seki Masahide, Suzuki Yutaka, Nishide Yudai, Hosokawa Takahiro, Wakamoto Yuichi, Furusawa Chikara, Fukatsu Takema
Abstract excerpt
Microorganisms often live in symbiosis with their hosts, and some are considered mutualists, where all species involved benefit from the interaction. How free-living microorganisms have evolved to become mutualists is unclear. Here we report an experimental system in which non-symbiotic Escherichia coli evolves into an insect mutualist. The stinkbug Plautia stali is typically associated with its essential gut...
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