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Pallen, Mark J. (2011) Time to recognise that mitochondria are bacteria? Trends in Microbiology, Volume 19 (Number 2). pp. 58-64. doi:10.1016/j.tim.2010.11.001 ISSN 0966-842X.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tim.2010.11.001
Abstract
The scientific community is comfortable with recognising mitochondria as organelles that happen to be descendants of bacteria. Here, I playfully explore the arguments for and against a phylogenetic fundamentalism that states that mitochondria are bacteria and should be given their own taxonomic family, the Mitochondriaceae. I also explore the consequences of recognizing mitochondria as bacteria for our understanding of the systemic response to trauma and for the prospects of creating transgenic mitochondria.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Biomedical Sciences > Microbiology & Infection Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School |
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Journal or Publication Title: | Trends in Microbiology | ||||
Publisher: | Elsevier Ltd | ||||
ISSN: | 0966-842X | ||||
Official Date: | February 2011 | ||||
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Volume: | Volume 19 | ||||
Number: | Number 2 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 58-64 | ||||
DOI: | 10.1016/j.tim.2010.11.001 | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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