The 160-kilobase genome of the bacterial endosymbiont Carsonella

Atsushi Nakabachi; Atsushi Yamashita; Hidehiro Toh; Hajime Ishikawa; Helen E. Dunbar; Nancy A. Moran; Masahira Hattori

doi:10.1126/science.1134196

The 160-kilobase genome of the bacterial endosymbiont Carsonella

Atsushi Nakabachi, Atsushi Yamashita, Hidehiro Toh, Hajime Ishikawa, Helen E. Dunbar, Nancy A. Moran, Masahira Hattori

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Although densely packed with genes, the tiny genome of an insect symbiont lacks some genes for essential functions, suggesting that it may be evolving into an organelle.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	267
Number of pages	1
Journal	Science
Volume	314
Issue number	5797
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1134196
Publication status	Published - Oct 13 2006
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The 160-kilobase genome of the bacterial endosymbiont Carsonella

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