Mandragore བོད

@mandragore.bsky.social

1 year ago

3) reduced genome, limited metabolic pathways, and symbiotic existence.

Known DPANN species are #predominantly obligate #ectosymbionts that depend on their host for proliferation.

The structural and molecular details of host recognition, host-DPANN

Mandragore བོད

@mandragore.bsky.social

1 year ago

2) Did these #ectosymbionts adapt better and better to the development of increasingly complex organisms?

We briefly name a group of #archaea that could be involved in this pathway:

#DPANN is a widespread and diverse group of #archaea characterised by their small size,