Dietary nitrogen alters codon bias and genome composition in parasitic microorganisms
Dietary nitrogen alters codon bias and genome composition in parasitic microorganisms
Genomes are composed of long strings of nucleotide monomers (A, C, G and T) that are either scavenged from the organism’s environment or built from metabolic precursors. The biosynthesis of each nucleotide differs in atomic requirements with different nucleotides requiring different quantities of nitrogen atoms.