Mechanisms of gene flow in archaea

Nature Reviews Microbiology 15, 492 (2017).
doi:10.1038/nrmicro.2017.41

Authors: Alexander Wagner, Rachel J. Whitaker, David J. Krause, Jan-Hendrik Heilers, Marleen van Wolferen, Chris van der Does & Sonja-Verena Albers
Archaea are diverse, ecologically important, single-celled microorganisms. They have unique functions and features, such as methanogenesis and the composition of their cell envelope, although many characteristics are shared with the other domains of life, either through ancestry or through promiscuous horizontal gene transfer. The exchange

Source: Nature Reviews Microbiology - May 15, 2017 Category: Microbiology Authors: Alexander Wagner Rachel J. Whitaker David J. Krause Jan-Hendrik Heilers Marleen van Wolferen Chris van der Does Sonja-Verena Albers Tags: Review Source Type: research