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. 2000 Nov 30;10(23):R866-8.
doi: 10.1016/s0960-9822(00)00816-2.

Evolutionary genomics: is Buchnera a bacterium or an organelle?

J O Andersson  1
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Evolutionary genomics: is Buchnera a bacterium or an organelle?

J O Andersson. Curr Biol. .
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Abstract

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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