Patterns and implications of gene gain and loss in the evolution of Prochlorococcus.

Patterns and implications of gene gain and loss in the evolution of Prochlorococcus.

Prochlorococcus is a marine cyanobacterium that numerically dominates the mid-latitude oceans and is the smallest known oxygenic phototroph. Numerous isolates from diverse areas of the world's oceans have been studied and shown to be physiologically and genetically distinct. All isolates descri...

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Main Authors: Gregory C Kettler, Adam C Martiny, Katherine Huang, Jeremy Zucker, Maureen L Coleman, Sebastien Rodrigue, Feng Chen, Alla Lapidus, Steven Ferriera, Justin Johnson, Claudia Steglich, George M Church, Paul Richardson, Sallie W Chisholm
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2007-12-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2151091?pdf=render

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