Buds from the tree of life: Linking compartmentalized prokaryotes and eukaryotes by a non-hyperthermophile common ancestor and implications for understanding Archaean microbial communities

International Journal of Astrobiology

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 183-187

  Fuerst, John A ^a   Nisbet, Euan G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Archaea; Archaean geology; compartmentalization; eukaryotes; evolution of bacteria; last common ancestor; non hyperthermophile; planctomycetes; ultrastructure of bacteria

Indexed keywords

EID: 27144528038     PISSN: 14735504     EISSN: 14753006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1473550404002150     Document Type: Article

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