Extreme Polyploidy of Carsonella, an Organelle-Like Bacterium with a Drastically Reduced Genome
ABSTRACT Polyploidy is the state of having multiple copies of the genome within a nucleus or a cell, which has repeatedly evolved across the domains of life. Whereas most bacteria are monoploid, some bacterial species and endosymbiotic organelles that are derived from bacteria are stably polyploid....
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American Society for Microbiology
2022-06-01
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Series: | Microbiology Spectrum |
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Online Access: | https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.00350-22 |