Microbial Phylogeny and Evolution Based on Protein Sequences (The Change from Targeted Genes to Proteins)

This chapter contains sections titled: Introduction Bacterial Phylogeny: Overview and Key Unresolved Issues New Protein‐Based Molecular Markers for Systematic and Evolutionary Studies Molecular Markers Elucidating the Evolutionary Relationships among α‐Proteobacteria Molecular Markers for the Bacteroidetes‐Chlorobi Phyla Branching Order and Interrelationships among Bacterial Phyla Importance of Protein Markers for Discovering Unique Properties for Different Groups of Bacteria Concluding Remarks Acknowledgements References Introduction Bacterial Phylogeny: Overview and Key Unresolved Issues New Protein‐Based Molecular Markers for Systematic and Evolutionary Studies Molecular Markers Elucidating the Evolutionary Relationships among α‐Proteobacteria Molecular Markers for the Bacteroidetes‐Chlorobi Phyla Branching Order and Interrelationships among Bacterial Phyla Importance of Protein Markers for Discovering Unique Properties for Different Groups of Bacteria Concluding Remarks Acknowledgements References