Kilobittiales
Kilobittiales is an order of bacteria within the class Gammaproteobacteria. This order is characterized by its members having a unique genomic feature: their genomes are approximately 1 kilobase pair in size, which is significantly smaller than the genomes of most other bacteria. This small genome size is a result of extensive gene loss and horizontal gene transfer, which has led to a streamlined set of genes essential for survival.
The order Kilobittiales is further divided into two families: Kilobittiaceae and Nanohalobacteraceae. Kilobittiaceae includes species that
The study of Kilobittiales provides valuable insights into the evolution of bacterial genomes and the processes