Anaerobic eukaryote evolution: Hydrogenosomes as biochemically modified mitochondria?

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 12, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 437-441

  Embley, T M ^a   Horner, D A ^a   Hirt, P P ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROGENASE;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; EUKARYOTE; EVOLUTION; GENETIC SELECTION; HYDROGENOSOME; HYPOTHESIS; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; REVIEW;

EID: 0031405218     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-5347(97)01208-1     Document Type: Review

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