Culture independent genomic comparisons reveal environmental adaptations for Altiarchaeales

The recently proposed candidatus order Altiarchaeales remains an uncultured archaeal lineage composed of genetically diverse, globally widespread organisms frequently observed in anoxic subsurface environments. In spite of 15 years of studies on the psychrophilic biofilm-producing Candidatus (Ca.) A...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Microbiology
Main Authors:	Jordan T Bird, Brett J Baker, Alexander J Probst, Mircea Podar, Karen G Lloyd
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-08-01
Subjects:	Metagenomics uncultured archaea Comparative genomics Autotrophy Ecophysiology Single Cell Genomics
Online Access:	http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2016.01221/full