Evolutionary BiologybioRxiv
Evolutionary history of dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP) demethylation enzyme DmdA in marine bacteria
L. Hernández Javier, A. Vicens, L. E. Eguiarte…·J. M. González
This study investigates the evolutionary history of the DmdA gene family in marine bacteria, finding it originated from GcvT genes via duplication and positive selection before coevolution with DMSP-producing phytoplankton.
DOI 10.7717/peerj.9861