Phylogeny of Anoxygenic Photosynthesis Based on Sequences of Photosynthetic Reaction Center Proteins and a Key Enzyme in Bacteriochlorophyll Biosynthesis, the Chlorophyllide Reductase

Photosynthesis is a key process for the establishment and maintenance of life on earth, and it is manifested in several major lineages of the prokaryote tree of life. The evolution of photosynthesis in anoxygenic photosynthetic bacteria is of major interest as these have the most ancient roots of ph...

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Main Authors: Johannes F. Imhoff, Tanja Rahn, Sven Künzel, Sven C. Neulinger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-11-01
Series:Microorganisms
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/7/11/576