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Two new studies provide insights into the close association betweenWolbachiaspp. and their hosts; one shows plant-mediated transmission and the other the bacterial origin of a new host sex chromosome.
This study identifies 1,445 RNA viruses in invertebrate animals, including new virus families, and uncovers unexpected levels of evolutionary flexibility.
This month's Genome Watch describes how whole-genome sequencing used for surveillance purposes has enabled the identification of new drug resistance markers in the malaria parasite.
This month's Genome Watch describes how Mash can be used to tackle comparisons between large amounts of genomic and metagenomic sequence data for taxonomic applications.
This study shows that the bacterial effector Sca4 promotes intercellular spread of the obligate intracellular pathogenRickettsia parkeriby disrupting the transmission of intercellular tension at cell–cell adherence junctions.
This study reveals that ribosomal antibiotics function in a context-specific manner, dependent on the penultimate amino acid in the nascent chain and the amino acid in the P-site of the peptidyl transferase center.