Contrasting outcomes of genome reduction in mikrocytids and microsporidians.
Vojtečh ŽárskýAnna KarnkowskaVittorio BoscaroMorelia TrznadelThomas A WhelanMarkus Hiltunen-ThorénIoana Onut-BrännströmCathryn L AbbottNaomi M FastFabien BurkiPatrick J KeelingPublished in: BMC biology (2023)
Nuclear genome reduction has taken place many times and has proceeded along different routes in different lineages. Mikrocytids show a mix of similarities and differences with other extreme cases, including uncoupling the actual size of a genome with its functional reduction.