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Snapshots of a shrinking partner: Genome reduction in Serratia symbiotica
Genome reduction is pervasive among maternally-inherited endosymbiotic organisms, from bacteriocyte- to gut-associated ones. This genome erosion is a step-wise process in which once free-living organisms evolve to become obligate associates, thereby losing non-essential or redundant genes/functions....
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2016
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5013485/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27599759 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep32590 |