Microbial diversity: a bonanza of phyla.

Microbial diversity: a bonanza of phyla.

Curr Biol. 2015 Mar 16;25(6):R227-30

Authors: Eme L, Doolittle WF

Abstract
Metagenomics and single-cell genomics are now the gold standard for exploring microbial diversity. A new study focusing on enigmatic ultra-small archaea greatly expands known genetic diversity within Archaea, and reports the first complete archaeal genomes reconstructed from metagenomic data only.

PMID: 25784040 [PubMed - in process]