Reassessment of the Lineage Fusion Hypothesis for the Origin of Double Membrane Bacteria

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Kristen S. Swithers,

Affiliation Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, United States of America
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Gregory P. Fournier,

Affiliation Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Anna G. Green,

Affiliation Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, United States of America
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J. Peter Gogarten,

Affiliation Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, United States of America
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Pascal Lapierre

* E-mail: pascal.lap@gmail.com

Affiliation University of Connecticut Biotechnology Center, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, United States of America
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