eLife (Aug 2016)

Leaving negative ancestors behind

Sergio A Muñoz-Gómez,
Andrew J Roger

Affiliations

Sergio A Muñoz-Gómez: ORCiD; Centre for Comparative Genomics and Evolutionary Bioinformatics, CIFAR Program in Integrated Microbial Biodiversity and the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada
Andrew J Roger: Centre for Comparative Genomics and Evolutionary Bioinformatics, CIFAR Program in Integrated Microbial Biodiversity and the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada

DOI: https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.20061
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 5

Abstract

Bacteria with a single cell membrane have evolved from ancestors with two membranes on multiple occasions within the Firmicutes phylum.

Published in eLife

ISSN: 2050-084X (Online)
Publisher: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine; Science: Biology (General)
Website: https://elifesciences.org

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