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Eukaryotes’ closest relatives are internally simple syntrophic peptidotrophic archaea


Cultures reveal conservation of cell structure, physical symbioses and anaerobiosis across Heimdallarchaeia (the archaeal lineage that branches closest to eukaryotes) and other Promethearchaeota.

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