Evolution in action: Habitat-transition leads to genome-streamlining in Methylophilaceae (Betaproteobacteriales)
M. M. Salcher, D. Schaefle, M. Kaspar, S. M. Neuenschwander, R. Ghai
This study shows that habitat transition leads to genome reduction in Methylophilaceae microbes through gene loss and horizontal gene transfer.
bioRxiv · May 27, 2019Microbiology