title: Bacterial evolution and metabolism.
abstract: This article examines the relationship between (or dependence of) bacterial evolution in prokaryotes and metabolism, and the changing physical-chemical conditions present during early evolution.
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Biology, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada. jtrevors@uogelph.ca
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Trevors
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D005075:Biological Evolution; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D016680:Genome, Bacterial; D050356:Lipid Metabolism; D008055:Lipids / Q000235:genetics; D010957:Plasmids / Q000235:genetics; D011134:Polysaccharides / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D012329:RNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D008055:Lipids; D011134:Polysaccharides; D012329:RNA, Bacterial