The distinction of CPR bacteria from other bacteria based on protein family content

Raphaël Méheust; David Burstein; Cindy J. Castelle; Jillian F. Banfield

doi:10.1038/s41467-019-12171-z

Nature Communications (Sep 2019)

The distinction of CPR bacteria from other bacteria based on protein family content

Raphaël Méheust,
David Burstein,
Cindy J. Castelle,
Jillian F. Banfield

Affiliations

Raphaël Méheust: Department of Earth and Planetary Science, University of California, Berkeley
David Burstein: Department of Earth and Planetary Science, University of California, Berkeley
Cindy J. Castelle: Department of Earth and Planetary Science, University of California, Berkeley
Jillian F. Banfield: Department of Earth and Planetary Science, University of California, Berkeley

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-12171-z
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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Recent studies have identified a large, phylogenetically distinct clade of bacteria, the candidate phyla radiation (CPR). Here, Méheust and colleagues analyze almost 3600 genomes to characterize the protein family content of CPR versus other bacteria and archaea.

Published in Nature Communications

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