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Reductive genome evolution at both ends of the bacterial population size spectrum.
- Source :
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Nature reviews. Microbiology [Nat Rev Microbiol] 2014 Dec; Vol. 12 (12), pp. 841-50. Date of Electronic Publication: 2014 Sep 15. - Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- Bacterial genomes show substantial variations in size. The smallest bacterial genomes are those of endocellular symbionts of eukaryotic hosts, which have undergone massive genome reduction and show patterns that are consistent with the degenerative processes that are predicted to occur in species with small effective population sizes. However, similar genome reduction is found in some free-living marine cyanobacteria that are characterized by extremely large populations. In this Opinion article, we discuss the different hypotheses that have been proposed to account for this reductive genome evolution at both ends of the bacterial population size spectrum.
- Subjects :
- Bacteria growth & development
Buchnera genetics
Buchnera growth & development
Cyanobacteria growth & development
Models, Genetic
Phylogeny
Prochlorococcus genetics
Prochlorococcus growth & development
Bacteria genetics
Cyanobacteria genetics
Evolution, Molecular
Genome Size
Genome, Bacterial genetics
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1740-1534
- Volume :
- 12
- Issue :
- 12
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Nature reviews. Microbiology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 25220308
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1038/nrmicro3331