Close encounters of the third domain: The emerging genomic view of archaeal diversity and evolution

Archaea

Volumn 2013, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Spang, Anja ^a   Martijn, Joran ^a   Saw, Jimmy H ^a   Lind, Anders E ^a   Guy, Lionel ^a   Ettema, Thijs J G ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHANE; RNA 16S;

ARCHAEON; BIODIVERSITY; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL LINEAGE; DNA SEQUENCE; EVOLUTION; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION;

ARCHAEA; BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; BIOSYNTHETIC PATHWAYS; CELL LINEAGE; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENETIC VARIATION; METHANE; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84890062467     PISSN: 14723646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2013/202358     Document Type: Review

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