Pangenomics reveals alternative environmental lifestyles among chlamydiae

Chlamydiae are strictly intracellular bacteria that exist in a wide variety of environments but the diversity of the phylum is not well described. Here, the authors analyze 82 metagenome-assembled genomes, identify seven new families, and describe genomic signals of metabolic diversity.

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Main Authors: Stephan Köstlbacher, Astrid Collingro, Tamara Halter, Frederik Schulz, Sean P. Jungbluth, Matthias Horn
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/6f453373162247478e6955fc39f3ef07
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