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A non-hyperthermophilic ancestor for Bacteria

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  • Céline Brochier

    (Phylogénie, Bioinformatique et Génome, UMR 7622 CNRS, Université Pierre et Marie Curie)

  • Hervé Philippe

    (Phylogénie, Bioinformatique et Génome, UMR 7622 CNRS, Université Pierre et Marie Curie)

Abstract

The first phyla that emerge in the tree of life based on ribosomal RNA (rRNA) sequences are hyperthermophilic, which led to the hypothesis that the universal ancestor, and possibly the original living organism, was hyperthermophilic1. Here we reanalyse the bacterial phylogeny based on rRNA using a more reliable approach, and find that hyperthermophilic bacteria (such as Aquificales and Thermotogales) do not emerge first, suggesting that the Bacteria had a non-hyperthermophilic ancestor. It seems that Planctomycetales, a phylum with numerous peculiarities, could be the first emerging bacterial group.

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  • Céline Brochier & Hervé Philippe, 2002. "A non-hyperthermophilic ancestor for Bacteria," Nature, Nature, vol. 417(6886), pages 244-244, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:417:y:2002:i:6886:d:10.1038_417244a
    DOI: 10.1038/417244a
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