Evolution: revisiting the root of the eukaryote tree.

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Evolution: revisiting the root of the eukaryote tree.

Curr Biol. 2009 Feb 24;19(4):R165-7

Authors: Roger AJ, Simpson AG

Abstract
A recent phylogenomic investigation shows that the enigmatic flagellate Breviata is a distinct anaerobic lineage within the eukaryote super-group Amoebozoa and challenges the unikont-bikont rooting of the tree of eukaryotes.

PMID: 19243692 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]