Molecular constraints on a high-temperature evolution of early life

Biological Bulletin

Volumn 196, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 367-372

  Reysenbach, A L ^a,b   Seitzinger, S ^b   Kirshtein, J ^a,b   Mclaughlin, E ^b  

^a The State University of New Jersey   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); KORARCHAEOTA;

EID: 0033061252     PISSN: 00063185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1542972     Document Type: Conference Paper

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