Evolution of small prokaryotic genomes

Evolution of small prokaryotic genomes

As revealed by genome sequencing, the biology of prokaryotes with reduced genomes is strikingly diverse. These include free-living prokaryotes with ~800 genes as well as endosymbiotic bacteria with as few as ~140 genes. Comparative genomics is revealing the evolutionary mechanisms that led to these...

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Main Authors: David José Martínez-Cano, Mariana eReyes-Prieto, Esperanza eMartinez-Romero, Laila Pamela Partida-Martinez, Amparo eLatorre, Andres eMoya, Luis eDelaye
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
endosymbiosis
Muller’s ratchet
Black Queen Hypothesis
reductive genome evolution
minimal genome size
streamlining evolution
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2014.00742/full

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