Citation: Pidot SJ, Klatt S, Ates LS, Frigui W, Sayes F, Majlessi L, et al. (2024) Marine sponge microbe provides insights into evolution and virulence of the tubercle bacillus. PLoS Pathog 20(8): e1012440. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1012440 Editor: Thomas Hawn, University of Washington, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Received: April 30, 2024; Accepted: July 22, 2024; Published: August 29, 2024 Copyright: © 2024 Pidot et al.