Hikarchaeia demonstrate an intermediate stage in the methanogen-to-halophile transition

Autor: Joran Martijn, Max E. Schön, Anders E. Lind, Julian Vosseberg, Tom A. Williams, Anja Spang, Thijs J. G. Ettema
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Nature Communications, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-19200-2
Popis: A study of the first genomes of the marine Hikarchaeia, the closest known relatives of Haloarchaea, is presented. Their inclusion in ancestral reconstructions unveils an intermediate stage in the evolutionary transition from ancestral anaerobic methanogens to modern day aerobic halophiles.
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