A single eubacterial origin of eukaryotic pyruvate:ferredoxin oxidoreductase genes: Implications for the evolution of anaerobic eukaryotes

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1280-1291

  Horner, David S ^a   Hirt, Robert P ^a   Embley, T Martin ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaerobic eukaryotes; Hydrogenosomes; Mitochondria; Molecular phylogeny; Pyruvate:ferredoxin oxidoreductase; Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Indexed keywords

FERREDOXIN; OXIDOREDUCTASE; PYRUVIC ACID;

ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; CLOSTRIDIUM PASTEURIANUM; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EUBACTERIUM; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; MITOCHONDRIAL RESPIRATION; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PHYLOGENY; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ARCHEZOA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM PASTEURIANUM; EUKARYOTA; FUNGI; GIARDIA INTESTINALIS; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; PROKARYOTA; PROTEOBACTERIA; PROTISTA; PROTOZOA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SPIRONUCLEUS BARKHANUS;

EID: 0032819619     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a026218     Document Type: Article

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