The [FeFe] hydrogenase of <it>Nyctotherus ovalis </it>has a chimeric origin

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The hydrogenosomes of the anaerobic ciliate <it>Nyctotherus ovalis </it>show how mitochondria can evolve into hydrogenosomes because they possess a mitochondrial genome and parts of an electron-transport chain on the one...

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Main Authors: Jouany Jean-Pierre, Newbold C Jamie, McEwan Neil R, Kwantes Michiel, Cremers Geert, de Graaf Rob M, van Alen Theo A, van der Staay Georg WM, Moon-van der Staay Seung-Yeo, Severing Edouard, van Hoek Angela HAM, Ricard Guenola, Boxma Brigitte, Michalowski Tadeusz, Pristas Peter, Huynen Martijn A, Hackstein Johannes HP
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-11-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/7/230