Wasiu A. Akanni, Karen Siu-Ting, Christopher J. Creevey, James O. McInerney, Mark Wilkinson, Peter G. Foster, Davide Pisani, Horizontal gene flow from Eubacteria to Archaebacteria and what it means ...

The Woesean tree is the three-pronged depiction of the domains of life named for Carl Woese, the University of Illinois microbiologist who discovered the Archaea in 1977.2 The Archaea are ...

The human microbiome includes bacteria, viruses, fungi, and archaea. Most research has focused on bacteria, while little is known about archaea. Although archaea make up just 1.2% of the gut ...

Previously undescribed lineage of Archaea illuminates microbial evolution Date: August 10, 2020 Source: Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research Summary: Scientists describe a previously ...

Still, current data suggests gut archaea are not as varied as their bacterial neighbors. “We made a census of the diversity of methanogens in the gut, and we found around 30 species, which is not a ...

Archaea, key players in the human microbiome, are linked to various diseases but their pathogenic potential remains speculative. This study highlights their role in conditions like periodontitis ...

Archaea can be picky parasites Date: May 1, 2024 Source: Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research Summary: A parasite that not only feeds of its host, but also makes the host change its own ...

Archaea microbes might instead simply be contorting their DNA to turn genes on and off –– allowing proteins to “read” the genes when the Slinkies open, and cutting off access when they close.

Thor. Loki. Heimdall. They're not just Norse gods or Marvel characters. They're also the names of various Asgard archaea. These microscopic organisms are found all over the world, from marine ...