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. 2008 Jul 1;105(26):8805-6.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.0804670105. Epub 2008 Jun 24.

A Korarchaeote yields to genome sequencing

Ken Nealson  1
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A Korarchaeote yields to genome sequencing

Ken Nealson. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. .
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Figures

Fig. 1.
Fig. 1.
One view of the position of the Korarchaeota in the Archael domain. Although in many ways they align closely with the Crenarchaeota, genomic data (1) seem to suggest that they are a hybrid of the Crenarchaeota and the Euryarchaeota as shown here.
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Comment on

  • A korarchaeal genome reveals insights into the evolution of the Archaea.
    Elkins JG, Podar M, Graham DE, Makarova KS, Wolf Y, Randau L, Hedlund BP, Brochier-Armanet C, Kunin V, Anderson I, Lapidus A, Goltsman E, Barry K, Koonin EV, Hugenholtz P, Kyrpides N, Wanner G, Richardson P, Keller M, Stetter KO. Elkins JG, et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008 Jun 10;105(23):8102-7. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0801980105. Epub 2008 Jun 5. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008. PMID: 18535141 Free PMC article.

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