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Gene duplication drives genome expansion in a major lineage of Thaumarchaeota

Authors :
Paul O. Sheridan
Sebastien Raguideau
Christopher Quince
Jennifer Holden
Lihong Zhang
Thames Consortium
Tom A. Williams
Cécile Gubry-Rangin
Source :
Nature Communications, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2020)
Publication Year :
2020
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2020.

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

Subjects :
Science

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