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Blurred pictures from the crime scene: the growing case for a function of Chlamydiales in plastid endosymbiosis
Abstract : A number of recent papers have brought suggestive evidence for an active role of Chlamydiales in the establishment of the plastid. Chlamydiales define a very ancient group of obligate intracellular bacterial pathogens that multiply in vesicles within eukaryotic phagotrophic host cells such as animals, amoebae or other protists, possibly including the hypothetical phagotroph that internalized the cyanobacterial ancestor of the plastid over a billion years ago. We briefly survey the case for an active role of these ancient pathogens in plastid endosymbiosis. We argue that a good understanding of the Chlamydiales infection cycle and diversity may help to shed light on the process of metabolic integration of the evolving plastid.
https://hal.univ-lille.fr/hal-03153529
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Contributeur : Lilloa Université de Lille <>
Soumis le : vendredi 26 février 2021 - 14:24:49
Dernière modification le : samedi 27 février 2021 - 03:29:55
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