The spontaneous mutation frequencies of Prochlorococcus strains are commensurate with those of other bacteria
The marine cyanobacterium Prochlorococcus, the smallest and most abundant oxygenic phototroph, has an extremely streamlined genome and a high rate of protein evolution. High-light adapted strains of Prochlorococcus in particular have seemingly inadequate DNA repair systems, raising the possibility t...
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Wiley-Blackwell
2011
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/67822 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1072-6828 |