Monera Archaea
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See also:
- Crenarchaeota (6)
- Euryarchaeota (6)
Archaea - Microbiological journal devoted to original research on the Archaea. Author guide, publication schedule, and text of older articles.
Archaea - Short, simple introduction to these organisms.
Archaea - Introduction to this life form, written at three different levels of complexity for use by educators and students.
The Archaea - General introduction, mentioning most known genera and species of Euryarchaeota and Crenarchaeota. Includes some technical details such as toxin sensitivities.
Archaea (Archaebacteria) - Taxonomy, description, and extensive references, with particular emphasis on the Crenarchaeota (classified here as a Kingdom.)
Archaeal Diversity - Online textbook chapter from the University of Wisconsin, discussing various species and touching on some of the molecular characteristics that separate them from other life forms.
ARCHAIC (ARCHAebacterial Information Collection) - Genome sequences of three Euryarchaeota species, Pyrococcus sp. OT3, Thermoplasma volcanium GSS1, and Archaeoglobus fulgidus, and related papers by the research group.
Domain Archaea - Systematic discussion of the various phyla within the Crenarchaea, Euryarchaeota, based on RNA differences.
Domain Archaea - Basic phylogeny, gene organization, and methods of DNA replication and transcription.
Extremophiles Research Group - This group, based at the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Hong Kong, acts as a centre for research, teaching and outreach related to life in extreme environments.
Horikoshi Superbugs - Summary of interesting organisms discovered during a search for extremophiles, including a picture of the triangular halophile Haloarcula japonicus.
Introduction to the Archaea - Covers their main groupings, chemical differences from other life forms, fossil record, and the structure of their cell walls.
Life in Extreme Environments - Links to information about thermophiles, halophiles, and other extremophiles both inside and outside of the domain Archaea.
Open Questions: Archaea and Extremophiles - Annotated list of recommended sources.
Taxonomy Browser (Archaea) - Shows the relationships among the recognized groups, and samples yet to be named or classified.
Why Sequence a Korarchaeota Community? - Brief discussion of the importance of this lineage in Obsidian Pool, and of the benefits to be gained by understanding the genome.
Wikispecies: Archaea - Taxonomy browser, with some links.
German Jurgens: Molecular phylogeny of Archaea in boreal forest soil, freshwater and temperate estuarine sediment - Academic thesis on the unexpected organisms discovered by ribosomal analysis of non-extreme soil and water samples. (October 14, 2002)
Genome News Network: New Amino acid Discovered in Methanosarcina barkeri - Reports on the discovery of a new amino acid, pyrrolysine, coded by UAG (normally a stop codon) in this methanogen. (May 25, 2002)
Distribution of Archaea in a Black Smoker Chimney Structure - Analysis of different communities in varied microhabitats of a deep-sea vent. Journal article from Applied and Environmental Microbiology (August, 2001)
BBC News: Toughest Bug Reveals Genetic Secrets - Reports the decoding of the Pyrococcus abyssi, which lives in the intense pressure and temperature of black smoker vents on the seafloor. (July 21, 1999) Help build the largest human-edited directory on the web.