Gene duplication drives genome expansion in a major lineage of Thaumarchaeota
oleh: Paul O. Sheridan, Sebastien Raguideau, Christopher Quince, Jennifer Holden, Lihong Zhang, Thames Consortium, Tom A. Williams, Cécile Gubry-Rangin
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2020-10-01 |
Deskripsi
Ammonia-oxidising archaea of the phylum Thaumarchaeota are important organisms in the nitrogen cycle. Using 12 new genomes, this study finds evidence that Nitrososphaerales evolution was marked by lateral gene transfer followed by gene duplication.