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Fundamental shift in vitamin B12 eco-physiology of a model alga demonstrated by experimental evolution.
The ISME journal - 1 Jun 2015
Helliwell Katherine E, Collins Sinéad, Kazamia Elena, Purton Saul, Wheeler Glen L, Smith Alison G
Abstract excerpt
A widespread and complex distribution of vitamin requirements exists over the entire tree of life, with many species having evolved vitamin dependence, both within and between different lineages. Vitamin availability has been proposed to drive selection for vitamin dependence, in a process that links an organism's metabolism to the environment, but this has never been demonstrated directly. Moreover,...
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