Biodiversity: Something new under the sea

被引:15
作者
Boucher, Y [1 ]
Doolittle, WF [1 ]
机构
[1] Dalhousie Univ, Dept Biochem & Mol Biol, Halifax, NS B3H 4H7, Canada
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10.1038/417027a
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
The discovery, in an undersea hot vent, of an organism that does not fit into any previously defined category of life marks the creation of yet another group within the mysterious Archaea.
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页码:27 / 28
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