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NewsTiny genome, giant proteins: unusual bacterium found beneath sea pig skin
Researchers have discovered an unusual bacterium living beneath the skin of deep-sea sea pigs, where it dominates the microbial community. Its extremely reduced genome devotes more than a quarter of its DNA to surface proteins, including exceptionally large proteins that may help it interact closely with its host.