Facultative mutualism between Paramecium and the intracellular Rickettsiales bacterium Megaera mediated by a horizontally acquired biotin operon.

Giovannini M, Gammuto L, Alonso-Vásquez T, Gogoleva N, Bellinzona G, Potekhin A, Petroni G, Castelli M

DOI: 10.1093/ismeco/ycag079
Published: 2026 Jan
Container: ISME communications
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@article{allodium:10.1093/ismeco/ycag079,
  title = {Facultative mutualism between Paramecium and the intracellular Rickettsiales bacterium Megaera mediated by a horizontally acquired biotin operon.},
  author = {Giovannini M and Gammuto L and Alonso-Vásquez T and Gogoleva N and Bellinzona G and Potekhin A and Petroni G and Castelli M},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {ISME communications},
  doi = {10.1093/ismeco/ycag079},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1093/ismeco/ycag079}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Facultative mutualism between Paramecium and the intracellular Rickettsiales bacterium Megaera mediated by a horizontally acquired biotin operon.
AU  - Giovannini M
AU  - Gammuto L
AU  - Alonso-Vásquez T
AU  - Gogoleva N
AU  - Bellinzona G
AU  - Potekhin A
AU  - Petroni G
AU  - Castelli M
PY  - 2026
JO  - ISME communications
DO  - 10.1093/ismeco/ycag079
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1093/ismeco/ycag079
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M, G., L, G., T, A., N, G., G, B., A, P., G, P., & M, C. (2026). Facultative mutualism between Paramecium and the intracellular Rickettsiales bacterium Megaera mediated by a horizontally acquired biotin operon.. ISME communications. https://doi.org/10.1093/ismeco/ycag079

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