Chapter 2 Microbial evolution the view from the acidophiles

• Autor principal: López de Saro, Francisco J. (auth)
• Outros Autores: Díaz-Maldonado, Héctor (auth), Amils, Ricardo (auth), Bakermans, Corien (Editor)
• Formato: Recurso Eletrônico Capítulo de Livro
• Idioma: inglês
• Publicado em: Berlin/Boston De Gruyter 2015
• Assuntos: Microbiology (non-medical); Applied ecology; Microorganisms; biodiversity; microbial inhabitants
• Acesso em linha: OAPEN Library: download the publication; OAPEN Library: description of the publication

In this review we describe the major advances of recent years in the study of the evolutionary mechanisms that shape the genomes of acidophilic organisms, as well as the ecological scenarios in which these changes take place. Finally, we suggest future avenues of research into this fascinating group...