Horizontal gene transfer from bacteria to eukaryotes is the subject of much debate. A recent study reveals the instrumental role that the acquisition of bacterial nucleotide transporters played in the evolution of the ubiquitous, intracellular eukaryotic parasites, the microsporidia.

Department of Botany University of British Columbia Vancouver V6T 1Z4 Canada

Institute of Parasitology Biology Centre Czech Academy of Sciences and Faculty of Sciences University of South Bohemia 37005 České Budějovice Czech Republic

Nat Commun. 2018 Apr 27;9(1):1709. doi: 10.1038/s41467-018-03923-4. PubMed

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