Allen, J;
Sousa, FL;
Neukirchen, S;
Lane, N;
Allen, JF;
Martin, WF;
(2016)
Lokiarchaeon is hydrogen dependent.
Nature Microbiology
, 1
, Article 16034. 10.1038/NMICROBIOL.2016.34.
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Abstract
The nature of host that acquired the mitochondrion at eukaryote origin (the host) is an important microbial evolutionary issue. Modern phylogenetics indicate that the host was an archaeon. The metagenome sequence of Candidatus Lokiarchaeon identified it as the closest relative of the host yet known. Here we report comparative genomic evidence indicating that Lokiarchaeaon is hydrogen-dependent, as one theory for eukaryote origin — the hydrogen hypothesis — predicted for the host lineage.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Lokiarchaeon is hydrogen dependent |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1038/NMICROBIOL.2016.34 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/NMICROBIOL.2016.34 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Copyright © 2016 Macmillan Publishers Limited. All rights reserved. |
| Keywords: | Cell biology, Evolution, Microbiology |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > Div of Biosciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > Div of Biosciences > Genetics, Evolution and Environment |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1477181 |
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