Ward, C.M., Onetto, C.A., & Borneman, A.R. 2024 Adaptation During the Shift from Entomopathogen to Endosymbiont Is Accompanied by Gene Loss and Intensified Selection. Genome Biology and Evolution https://doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evae251
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Notes: In this study, long-read sequencing was used to produce a highly contiguous genome from a single representative individual of the soft-scale insect, Parthenolecanium corni (Coccomorpha: Coccidae), which also captured the genome of an associated Ophiocordyceps symbiont. This work provides the first genome assembly of an Ophiocordyceps endosymbiont and suggests that although the Ophiocordyceps associate is adapting to exploit its intracellular environment, the retention of many virulence associated genes suggests that it may still be operating parasitically.
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