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Phylogenetic perspective on microbial life in hydrothermal ecosystems, past and present.
Ciba Foundation symposium - 1 Jan 1996
Barns S M, Delwiche C F, Palmer J D, Dawson S C, Hershberger K L, Pace N R
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Understanding hydrothermal ecosystems, both past and present, requires basic information on the types of organisms present. Traditional methods, which require cultivation of microorganisms, fail to detect many taxa. We have used phylogenetic analyses of small subunit rRNA sequences obtained from microorganisms of a hot spring in Yellowstone National Park to explore the archael (archaebacterial) diversity present....
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