Comparative genomics reveals surprising divergence of two closely related strains of uncultivated UCYN-A cyanobacteria.

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Published in ISME J on September 16, 2014

Authors

Deniz Bombar1, Philip Heller2, Patricia Sanchez-Baracaldo3, Brandon J Carter1, Jonathan P Zehr1

Author Affiliations

1: Ocean Sciences Department, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA, USA.
2: Biomolecular Engineering Department, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA, USA.
3: Schools of Biological and Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.

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