How do bacterial endosymbionts work with so few genes?

John P. McCutcheon; Arkadiy I. Garber; Noah Spencer; Jessica M. Warren

doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.3002577

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How do bacterial endosymbionts work with so few genes?

John P. McCutcheon ,

* E-mail: john.mccutcheon@asu.edu

Affiliations Biodesign Institute and School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, United States of America, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Chevy Chase, Maryland, United States of America

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5489-6039

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Arkadiy I. Garber,

Affiliation Biodesign Institute and School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, United States of America
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Noah Spencer,

Affiliation Biodesign Institute and School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, United States of America
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Jessica M. Warren

Affiliations Biodesign Institute and School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, United States of America, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Chevy Chase, Maryland, United States of America
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How do bacterial endosymbionts work with so few genes?

John P. McCutcheon,
Arkadiy I. Garber,
Noah Spencer,
Jessica M. Warren

Published: April 16, 2024
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3002577

About the Authors

John P. McCutcheon

* E-mail: john.mccutcheon@asu.edu

Affiliations Biodesign Institute and School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, United States of America, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Chevy Chase, Maryland, United States of America

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5489-6039

Arkadiy I. Garber

Affiliation Biodesign Institute and School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, United States of America

Noah Spencer

Affiliation Biodesign Institute and School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, United States of America

Jessica M. Warren

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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