Hikarchaeia demonstrate an intermediate stage in the methanogen-to-halophile transition

Joran Martijn; Max E. Schön; Anders E. Lind; Julian Vosseberg; Tom A. Williams; Anja Spang; Thijs J. G. Ettema

doi:10.1038/s41467-020-19200-2

Nature Communications (Oct 2020)

Hikarchaeia demonstrate an intermediate stage in the methanogen-to-halophile transition

Joran Martijn,
Max E. Schön,
Anders E. Lind,
Julian Vosseberg,
Tom A. Williams,
Anja Spang,
Thijs J. G. Ettema

Affiliations

Joran Martijn: Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, Uppsala University
Max E. Schön: Science for Life Laboratory, Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Uppsala University
Anders E. Lind: Science for Life Laboratory, Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Uppsala University
Julian Vosseberg: Science for Life Laboratory, Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Uppsala University
Tom A. Williams: School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol
Anja Spang: Science for Life Laboratory, Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Uppsala University
Thijs J. G. Ettema: Science for Life Laboratory, Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Uppsala University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-19200-2
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 14

Abstract

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A study of the first genomes of the marine Hikarchaeia, the closest known relatives of Haloarchaea, is presented. Their inclusion in ancestral reconstructions unveils an intermediate stage in the evolutionary transition from ancestral anaerobic methanogens to modern day aerobic halophiles.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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