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The genome of Thermosipho africanus TCF52B: lateral genetic connections to the Firmicutes and Archaea.
J Bacteriol. 2009 Mar;191(6):1974-8
Authors: Nesbø CL, Bapteste E, Curtis B, Dahle H, Lopez P, Macleod D, Dlutek M, Bowman S, Zhaxybayeva O, Birkeland NK, Doolittle WF
Abstract
Lateral gene transfers (LGT) (also called horizontal gene transfers) have been a major force shaping the Thermosipho africanus TCF52B genome, whose sequence we describe here. Firmicutes emerge as the principal LGT partner. Twenty-six percent of phylogenetic trees suggest LGT with this group, while 13% of the open reading frames indicate LGT with Archaea.
PMID: 19124572 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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