Genome erosion in a nitrogen-fixing vertically transmitted endosymbiotic multicellular cyanobacterium.
<h4>Background</h4>An ancient cyanobacterial incorporation into a eukaryotic organism led to the evolution of plastids (chloroplasts) and subsequently to the origin of the plant kingdom. The underlying mechanism and the identities of the partners in this monophyletic event remain elusive...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2010-07-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/20628610/?tool=EBI |