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Gene duplication drives genome expansion in a major lineage of Thaumarchaeota
- Source :
- Nature Communications, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2020)
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Nature Portfolio, 2020.
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Abstract
- 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.
- Subjects :
- Science
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20411723
- Volume :
- 11
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Nature Communications
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.7e1e7552ca849d9b63e7dee319b63df
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-19132-x