Microevolution toward loss of photosynthesis: Mutations promoting dark-heterotrophic growth and suppressing photosynthetic growth in cyanobacteria
Shintaro Hida, Marie Nishio, Kazuma Uesaka, Mari Banba, Nobuyuki Takatani, Shinichi Takaichi, Haruki Yamamoto, Yuichi Fujita
The paper reports mutations in cyanobacteria that lead to loss of photosynthetic growth and promote dark-heterotrophic growth through a single gene mutation.
Plant and Cell Physiology · May 14, 2025Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology