The phylum Nanoarchaeota: Present knowledge and future perspectives of a unique form of life

被引:72
作者
Huber, H [1 ]
Hohn, MJ [1 ]
Stetter, KO [1 ]
Rachel, R [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Regensburg, Lehrstuhl Mikrobiol, D-93053 Regensburg, Germany
关键词
Nanoarchaeota; hyperthermophilic; phylogeny; symbiont; cell size; 16S rDNA; marine; genome size; EF-1; alpha;
D O I
10.1016/S0923-2508(03)00035-4
中图分类号
Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
The "Nanoarchaeota" are a novel archaeal phylum, forming a unique, deep branch in the 16S rRNA based phylogenetic tree of life. "Nanoarchaeum equitans", the first cultivated representative, is a hyperthermophilic, anaerobic nano-sized coccus with a genome size of about 490 kb. Growth occurs only in coculture with a new chemolithoautotrophic Ignicoccus species. (C) 2003 Editions scientifiques et medicales Elsevier SAS. All rights reserved.
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