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In contrast, the FDHC-like DPBB domain associated with oxidoreductases, such as formate dehydrogenase and molybdopterin-containing dehydrogenases, is widespread in archaea and all major lineages of free-living bacteria.
Building on the availability of the complete genome sequence, gene homologs of the free-living nematode Caenorhabditis elegans [ 31 ] were identified for M. incognita clusters and correlated with known RNA interference (RNAi) phenotypes.
Thus, when lineages make the transition from potentially free-living lifestyles to obligately host-associated ones, genome reduction ensues.
[12,15] have used geochemical and biological modeling to solve the intriguing question of seep vestimentiferan longevity and how they might also interact with free-living anaerobic microbes to increase sulfide availability.
It was suggested [ 3 ] that acquisition of these new functions (either by symbiosis or HGT) permitted previously free-living nematodes to expand their range into a new ecological niche (the plant) as a prelude to speciation into parasitic forms.