McInerney, James O. and Wilkinson, Mark and Patching, John W. and Embley, T. Martin and Powell, Richard (1995) Recovery and Phylogenetic Analysis of Novel Archaeal rRNA Sequences from a Deep-Sea Deposit Feeder. Applied and Environmental Microbiology (AEM), 61 (4). pp. 1646-1648. ISSN 1098-5336

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Abstract

In 1992, two independent reports based on small-subunit rRNA gene (SSU rDNA) cloning revealed the presence of novel Archaea among marine bacterioplankton. Here, we report the presence of further novel Archaea SSU rDNA sequences recovered from the midgut contents of a deep-sea marine holothurian. Phylogenetic analyses show that these abyssal Archaea are a paraphyletic component of a highly divergent clade that also includes some planktonic sequences. Our data confirm that this clade is a deep-branching lineage in the tree of life.

Item Type:	Article
Keywords:	Phylogenetic analysis; Small-subunit rRNA gene; SSU rRNA; Holothurians; Sea cucumbers; Archaea; Bacterioplankton.
Academic Unit:	Faculty of Science and Engineering > Biology
Item ID:	1903
Depositing User:	Dr. James McInerney
Date Deposited:	30 Mar 2010 14:27
Journal or Publication Title:	Applied and Environmental Microbiology (AEM)
Publisher:	American Society for Microbiology
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	Publisher
Use Licence:	This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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