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In Preparation · 2026

Metapangenomics reveals niche partitioning and compartment-specific purifying selection in predatory Myxococcota from oil palm roots

Abdul Malek, A.Z. et al. In preparation

Abstract

Two functionally distinct predatory clades identified: Palsa-1150 (motile sugar acquisition) and JADGRB01 (sessile biofilm predation). The endosphere imposes significantly stronger purifying selection on JADGRB01 (pN/pS = 0.247 vs bulk soil 0.401). Health status has no detectable effect on selection pressure.

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pN/pS distribution across compartments
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pN/pS distribution across compartments

Environmentally core vs accessory gene classification
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Environmentally core vs accessory gene classification

Compartment dominance in metapangenomic variance
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Compartment dominance in metapangenomic variance

pN/pS distribution across compartments

pN/pS distribution across compartments

Environmentally core vs accessory gene classification

Environmentally core vs accessory gene classification

Compartment dominance in metapangenomic variance

Compartment dominance in metapangenomic variance