Three-dimensional analysis of the structure and ecology of a novel, ultra-small archaeon

ISME Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 159-167

  Comolli, Luis R ^a   Baker, Brett J ^b   Downing, Kenneth H ^a   Siegerist, Cristina E ^b   Banfield, Jillian F ^b,c  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acid mine drainage (AMD); Archaea; ARMAN; Biofilm; Cryo electron tomography (cryo ET); Fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH)

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CELL MEMBRANE; CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; CYTOPLASM; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RIBOSOME; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VIRUS;

ARCHAEA; BIOFILMS; CELL MEMBRANE; CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; PERIPLASM; RIBOSOMES; VIRUSES;

ARCHAEA;

EID: 58549108582     PISSN: 17517362     EISSN: 17517370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ismej.2008.99     Document Type: Article

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