Title: Bacterial evolution: Getting to the bottom of Cyanobacteria.
Authors: Hofer, Ursula
Abstract: The article reports on the results of a study which determined the common ancestor of Melainabacteria and Cyanobacteria. It cites that the study describe a candidate sibling phylum, Melainabacteria, by searching for sequences that are related to Cyanobacterial genes from sequenced DNA, human faecal samples, and groundwater aquifer. It notes that Melainabacteria and Cyanobacteria are closely related but distinct in terms of the capacity to fix nitrogen, photosynthetic genes, and protein coding.
Subjects: NUCLEOTIDE sequence; CYANOBACTERIA; BACTERIAL evolution; GENETIC code; BACTERIAL DNA
Publication: Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2013, Vol 11, Issue 12, p818
ISSN: 1740-1526
Publication type: Academic Journal
DOI: 10.1038/nrmicro3158

Bacterial evolution: Getting to the bottom of Cyanobacteria.

Hofer, Ursula