Was the Last Bacterial Common Ancestor a Monoderm after All?

Was the Last Bacterial Common Ancestor a Monoderm after All?

The very nature of the last bacterial common ancestor (LBCA), in particular the characteristics of its cell wall, is a critical issue to understand the evolution of life on earth. Although knowledge of the relationships between bacterial phyla has made progress with the advent of phylogenomics, many...

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Main Authors: Raphaël R. Léonard, Eric Sauvage, Valérian Lupo, Amandine Perrin, Damien Sirjacobs, Paulette Charlier, Frédéric Kerff, Denis Baurain
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-02-01
Series:Genes
Subjects:
bacterial evolution
cell-wall
outer membrane (OM)
Bayesian inference (BI)
phylogenomics
comparative genomics
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/13/2/376

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