Independent genome reduction and phylogenetic reclassification of the oceanic SAR11 clade

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 599-615

  Viklund, Johan ^a   Ettema, Thijs J G ^a   Andersson, Siv G E ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Alphaproteobacteria; Candidatus Pelagibacter ubique; gene loss; genome reduction; mismatch repair system; ocean surface waters; recombination; SAR11

Indexed keywords

ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA; AQUATIC SPECIES; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIUM; BIOSYNTHESIS; CLADISTICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE FUNCTION; GENE LOSS; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; METAGENOME; MISMATCH REPAIR; NONHUMAN; PELAGIBACTER UBIQUE; PHYLOGENY; RICKETTSIALES; SEA; SOIL MICROFLORA;

ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA; AQUATIC ORGANISMS; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOME; GENOME, BACTERIAL; PHYLOGENY; RICKETTSIA; SEAWATER;

ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA; CANDIDATUS PELAGIBACTER UBIQUE; RICKETTSIALES;

EID: 84855864414     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: 15371719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msr203     Document Type: Article

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