Marine-freshwater prokaryotic transitions require extensive changes in the predicted proteome

Abstract Background The adaptation of a marine prokaryote to live in freshwater environments or vice versa is generally believed to be an unusual and evolutionary demanding process. However, the reasons are not obvious given the similarity of both kinds of habitats. Results We have found major diffe...

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Main Authors: Pedro J. Cabello-Yeves, Francisco Rodriguez-Valera
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-08-01
Series:Microbiome
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40168-019-0731-5