Low Rates of Lateral Gene Transfer among Metabolic Genes Define the Evolving Biogeochemical Niches of Archaea through Deep Time
Phylogenomic analyses of archaeal genome sequences are providing windows into the group’s evolutionary past, even though most archaeal taxa lack a conventional fossil record. Here, phylogenetic analyses were performed using key metabolic genes that define the metabolic niche of microorganisms. Such...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2012-01-01
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| Series: | Archaea |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/843539 |