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Review
. 2003 Apr;154(3):165-71.
doi: 10.1016/S0923-2508(03)00035-4.

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

Harald Huber  1 , Michael J Hohn, Karl O Stetter, Reinhard Rachel
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The phylum Nanoarchaeota: present knowledge and future perspectives of a unique form of life

Harald Huber et al. Res Microbiol. 2003 Apr.
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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.

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