The Thaumarchaeota: an emerging view of their phylogeny and ecophysiology
Thaumarchaeota range among the most abundant archaea on Earth. Initially classified as ‘mesophilic Crenarchaeota’, comparative genomics has recently revealed that they form a separate and deep-branching phylum within the Archaea. This novel phylum comprises in 16S rRNA gene trees not only all known...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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Current Biology
2011
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3126993/ |