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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Main Authors: Atsushi Nakabachi, Nancy A. Moran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2022-06-01
Series:Microbiology Spectrum
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Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.00350-22