Higher-level classification of the Archaea: Evolution of methanogenesis and methanogens

Archaea

Volumn 1, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 353-363

  Bapteste, Éic ^a   Brochier, Céline ^b   Boucher, Yan ^c  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^c MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Phylogeny; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEA; ARCHAEOGLOBALES; HALOBACTERIALES; METHANOBACTERIALES; THERMOPLASMATALES;

ARCHAEAL DNA; ARCHAEAL PROTEIN; METHANE; RIBOSOME PROTEIN;

ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; GENE; GENETICS; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY;

ARCHAEA; ARCHAEAL PROTEINS; DNA, ARCHAEAL; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE TRANSFER, HORIZONTAL; GENES, ARCHAEAL; METHANE; PHYLOGENY; RIBOSOMAL PROTEINS;

EID: 20144364162     PISSN: 14723646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2005/859728     Document Type: Article

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