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Metagenome-assembled genomes of three Hepatoplasmataceae provide insights into isopod-mollicute symbiosis

Citation
Kawato et al. (2024). Access Microbiology 6 (2)
Names
Hepatoplasma vulgare Tyloplasma litorale Ts Hepatoplasma scabrum Tyloplasma Hepatoplasma crinochetorum Ts
Abstract
The digestive organs of terrestrial isopods harbour bacteria of the recently proposed mollicute family Hepatoplasmataceae. The only complete genome available so far for Hepatoplasmataceae is that of ‘Candidatus Hepatoplasma crinochetorum’. The scarcity of genome sequences has hampered our understanding of the symbiotic relationship between isopods and mollicutes. Here, we present four complete metagenome-assembled genomes (MAGs) of uncultured Hepatoplasmataceae members identified from shotgun se