| Literature DB >> 18055595 |
Gregory P Fournier1, J Peter Gogarten.
Abstract
Phylogenetic analysis confirmed that two genes required for acetoclastic methanogenesis, ackA and pta, were horizontally transferred to the ancestor of Methanosarcina from a derived cellulolytic organism in the class Clostridia. This event likely occurred within the last 475 million years, causing profound changes in planetary methane biogeochemistry.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 18055595 PMCID: PMC2223567 DOI: 10.1128/JB.01382-07
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Bacteriol ISSN: 0021-9193 Impact factor: 3.490