The model marine diatom <it>Thalassiosira pseudonana </it>likely descended from a freshwater ancestor in the genus <it>Cyclotella</it>

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Publication of the first diatom genome, that of <it>Thalassiosira pseudonana</it>, established it as a model species for experimental and genomic studies of diatoms. Virtually every ensuing study has treated <it>T....

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Main Authors: Julius Matthew L, Beszteri Bánk, Alverson Andrew J, Theriot Edward C
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-05-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
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Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/11/125