A NOVEL WIDESPREAD MITE ELEMENT IN THE REPEAT-RICH GENOME OF THE CARDINIUM ENDOSYMBIONT OF THE SPIDER OEDOTHORAX GIBBOSUS

A Novel Widespread MITE Element in the Repeat-Rich Genome of the Cardinium Endosymbiont of the Spider Oedothorax gibbosus

ABSTRACT Free-living bacteria have evolved multiple times to become host-restricted endosymbionts.The transition from a free-living to a host-restricted lifestyle comes with a number of different genomic changes, including a massive loss of genes.In host-restricted endosymbionts, gene inactivation and genome reduction are facilitated by mobile gene

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