RECOVERY AND PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSIS OF NOVEL ARCHAEAL RIBOSOMAL-RNA SEQUENCES FROM A DEEP-SEA DEPOSIT FEEDER

被引:74
作者
MCINERNEY, JO
WILKINSON, M
PATCHING, JW
EMBLEY, TM
POWELL, R
机构
[1] UNIV COLL HOSP GALWAY,DEPT MICROBIOL,GALWAY,IRELAND
[2] NAT HIST MUSEUM,DEPT ZOOL,LONDON SW7 5BD,ENGLAND
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D O I
10.1128/AEM.61.4.1646-1648.1995
中图分类号
Q81 [生物工程学(生物技术)]; Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 ; 0836 ; 090102 ; 100705 ;
摘要
In 1992, two independent reports based on small-subunit rRNA gene (SSU rDNA) cloning revealed the presence of novel Archaea among marine bacterioplankton. Here, we report the presence of further novel Archaea SSU rDNA sequences recovered from the midgut contents of a deep-sea marine holothurian. Phylogenetic analyses show that these abyssal Archaea are a paraphyletic component of a highly divergent clade that also includes some planktonic sequences. Our data confirm that this clade is a deep-branching lineage in the tree of life.
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页码:1646 / 1648
页数:3
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