title: Global distribution and evolution of a toxinogenic Burkholderia-Rhizopus symbiosis.
abstract: Toxinogenic endobacteria were isolated from a collection of Rhizopus spp. representing highly diverse geographic origins and ecological niches. All endosymbionts belonged to the Burkholderia rhizoxinica complex according to matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight biotyping and multilocus sequence typing, suggesting a common ancestor. Comparison of host and symbiont phylogenies provides insights into possible cospeciation and horizontal-transmission events.
authors.affiliation: Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology, Hans Knöll Institute, Beutenbergstr. 11a, 07745 Jena, Germany.
authors.forename: Gerald
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lackner
authors.forename: Nadine
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Möbius
authors.forename: Kirstin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Scherlach
authors.forename: Laila P
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Partida-Martinez
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Winkler
authors.forename: Imke
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Schmitt
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hertweck
mesh_terms: D001427:Bacterial Toxins / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D019117:Burkholderia / Q000737:chemistry / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D010802:Phylogeny; D012233:Rhizopus / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology*; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D019032:Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization; D013559:Symbiosis
chemical_list: D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D004269:DNA, Bacterial