Highlights•Endosymbiotic theory explains why organelles resemble free-living
bacteria.•Gene trees are well-suited to testing endosymbiotic theory, but not to replacing …

Horizontal gene transfer (HGT), the movement of genetic material across branches of the
tree of life, is well established in prokaryotes and uncontroversial. This is explained in part …

Cyanobacteria played an important role in the evolution of Early Earth and the biosphere.
They are responsible for the oxygenation of the atmosphere and oceans since the Great …

We describe a new molecular approach to analyzing the genetic diversity of complex
microbial populations. This technique is based on the separation of polymerase chain …

Ribosomal DNA (rDNA) sequences have been aligned and compared in a number of living
organisms, and this approach has provided a wealth of information about phylogenetic …

Small subunit rRNA sequence data were generated for 27 strains of cyanobacteria and
incorporated into a phylogenetic analysis of 1,377 aligned sequence positions from a …

Cyanobacteria carry out oxygenic photosynthesis, play a key role in the cycling of carbon
and nitrogen in the biosphere, and have had a large impact on the evolution of life and the …

Spirulina platensis arthrospira: physiology, cell-biology and biotechnology Page 1 Spirulina
platensis (ArthroSpira): Physiology, Cell-biology and Biotechnology Edited by Avigad Vonshak …

Uncovers the Key Role Microbes Play in the Transformation of Oxidizable and Reducible
MineralsMany areas of geomicrobial processes are receiving serious attention from …

Freshwater Ecology: Concepts and Environmental Applications is a general text covering
both basic and applied aspects of freshwater ecology and serves as an introduction to the …