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Multiple independent losses of sporulation and peptidoglycan in the Mycoplasmatales and related orders of the class Bacilli.
Microbial genomics - 1 Jan 2024
Field Christian J, Bowerman Kate L, Hugenholtz Philip
Abstract excerpt
Many peptidoglycan-deficient bacteria such as the Mycoplasmatales are known host-associated lineages, lacking the environmental resistance mechanisms and metabolic capabilities necessary for a free-living lifestyle. Several peptidoglycan-deficient and non-sporulating orders of interest are thought to be descended from Gram-positive sporulating Bacilli through reductive evolution. Here we annotate 2650 genomes...
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