Massive comparative genomic analysis reveals convergent evolution of specialized bacteria
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Genome size and gene content in bacteria are associated with their lifestyles. Obligate intracellular bacteria (i.e., mutualists and parasites) have small genomes that derived from larger free-living bacterial ancestors; however, the...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2009-04-01
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| Series: | Biology Direct |
| Online Access: | http://www.biology-direct.com/content/4/1/13 |