Sure facts and open questions about the origin and evolution of photosynthetic plastids

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 152, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 771-780

  Moreira, David ^a   Philippe, Hervé ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Algae; Chloroplasts; Evolution; Phylogeny; Plastids; Protists

Indexed keywords

ELONGATION FACTOR 1ALPHA; ELONGATION FACTOR 2; RIBOSOME RNA;

CELL NUCLEUS; CELL ORGANELLE; CHLOROPLAST; CYANOBACTERIUM; EUKARYOTE; EVOLUTION; GENE LOSS; GENE TRANSFER; GREEN ALGA; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYLOGENY; PLANT; PLASTID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RED ALGA; SHORT SURVEY; SYMBIOSIS;

ALGAE; CYANOBACTERIA; EUKARYOTA; GLAUCOCYSTOPHYCEAE; PROTISTA; RHODOPHYTA; VIRIDIPLANTAE;

EID: 0034778371     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0923-2508(01)01260-8     Document Type: Review

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