Evolutionary genomics: Is Buchnera a bacterium or an organelle?

Authors
Andersson, JO
Citation
Jo. Andersson, Evolutionary genomics: Is Buchnera a bacterium or an organelle?, CURR BIOL, 10(23), 2000, pp. R866-R868
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Experimental Biology
Journal title
CURRENT BIOLOGY
ISSN journal
09609822 → ACNP
Volume
10
Issue
23
Year of publication
2000
Pages
R866 - R868
Database
ISI
SICI code
0960-9822(20001130)10:23<R866:EGIBAB>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
The first genome sequence of an intracellular bacterial symbiont of a eukar yotic cell has been determined. The Buchnera genome shares features with th e genomes of both intracellular pathogenic bacteria and eukaryotic organell es, and it may represent an intermediate between the two.