Evolutionary genomics:: Is Buchnera a bacterium or an organelle?

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Andersson, JO [1 ]
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[1] Dalhousie Univ, Dept Biochem & Mol Biol, Halifax, NS B3H 4H7, Canada
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10.1016/S0960-9822(00)00816-2
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
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The first genome sequence of an intracellular bacterial symbiont of a eukaryotic cell has been determined. The Buchnera genome shares features with the genomes of both intracellular pathogenic bacteria and eukaryotic organelles, and it may represent an intermediate between the two.
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