title: Bacterial evolution.
abstract: The deliberate application of the methodology of contemporary molecular genetics to problems in bacterial systematics has led to a broad new understanding of the evolutionary history of both prokaryotes and eukaryotes. In this review, I discuss some of the major conclusions of this endeavour and try to predict future directions.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001419:Bacteria / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D005075:Biological Evolution; D005057:Eukaryotic Cells / Q000145:classification; D010802:Phylogeny; D011387:Prokaryotic Cells / Q000145:classification