This month’s Genome Watch highlights how genome and transcriptome sequencing of newly identified endosymbionts helps to connect genetic information to their protective functions.
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Villada, J.C., Schulz, F. The endosymbiotic box of protective tricks. Nat Rev Microbiol 20, 255 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41579-022-00727-8
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