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In marine bacteria, evolution of new specialized molecules follows a previously unknown path

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Phys.org

Publication Date
2017-06-23

It's one of the tiniest organisms on Earth, but also one of the most abundant. And now, the microscopic marine bacteria called Prochlorococcus can add one more superlative to its list of attributes: It evolves new kinds of metabolites called lanthipeptides, more abundantly and rapidly than any other known organism.

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https://phys.org/news/2017-06-marine-bacteria-evolution-specialized-molecules.html