Codependence of individuals in the Nephromyces species swarm requires heterospecific bacterial endosymbionts.

ABSTRACT: Symbiosis is one of the most important evolutionary processes shaping the biodiversity on Earth. Symbiotic associations often bring together organisms from different domains of life, which can provide an unparalleled route to evolutionary innovation.^1-4 The phylum Apicomplexa encompasses 6,000 ubiquitous animal parasites; however, species in the recently described apicomplexan family, Nephromycidae, are reportedly non-virulent.^5,6 The members of the genus Nephromyces live within a specialized organ of tunicates, called the renal sac, in which they use concentrated uric acid as a primary nitrogen source.^7,8 Here, we report genomic and transcriptomic data from the diverse genus Nephromyces, as well as the three bact

SUBMITTER: Paight C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9283375 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature