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Aug 2026
Ancestral phototrophic Rhizobiaceae evolved in association with algae, then plants
Detailed genomic, biochemical and physiological analyses revealed a vertical inheritance and long ancestral history of aerobic anoxygenic photosynthesis in Rhizobiaceae rather than multiple recent horizontal transfers, indicating a vertical inheritance and long ancestral history of aerobic anoxygenic photosynthesis in Rhizobiaceae.
Steven B. Kuzyk, Philipp Halama, M. Saini et al.
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