Abstract
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.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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Review
MeSH terms
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Amino Acid Sequence
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Archaea / classification*
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Archaea / physiology*
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Base Sequence
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Desulfurococcaceae
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Evolution, Molecular
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Genome, Archaeal
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Phylogeny
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RNA, Archaeal / genetics
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RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics
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Sequence Alignment
Substances
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RNA, Archaeal
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RNA, Ribosomal, 16S