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Candidate phyla radiation (CPR) bacteria and DPANN archaea are massive radiations of organisms recently identified. In this Analysis, Castelle et al. explore the metabolic potential of CPR and DPANN radiation, focusing in particular on metabolic gaps and unexpected biological features that are unusual outside of these groups.
