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Introduction to the Archaea - http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/archaea/archaea.html
Covers their main groupings, chemical differences from other life forms, fossil record, and the structure of their cell walls. |
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Wikispecies: Archaea - http://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Archaea
Taxonomy browser, with some links. |
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Extremophiles Research Group - http://www.extremophiles.net
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. |
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ARCHAIC (ARCHAebacterial Information Collection) - http://www.aist.go.jp/RIODB/archaic/
Genome sequences of three Euryarchaeota species, Pyrococcus sp. OT3, Thermoplasma volcanium GSS1, and Archaeoglobus fulgidus, and related papers by the research group. |
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http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/earth/Life/archaea.html - http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/earth/Life/archaea.html
Introduction to this life form, written at three different levels of complexity for use by educators and students. |
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Taxonomy Browser (Archaea) - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?name=Archaea
Shows the relationships among the recognized groups, and samples yet to be named or classified. |
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Why Sequence a Korarchaeota Community? - http://www.jgi.doe.gov/sequencing/why/3488.html
Brief discussion of the importance of this lineage in Obsidian Pool, and of the benefits to be gained by understanding the genome. |
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Distribution of Archaea in a Black Smoker Chimney Structure - http://aem.asm.org/cgi/content/full/67/8/3618
Analysis of different communities in varied microhabitats of a deep-sea vent. Journal article from Applied and Environmental Microbiology |
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Life in Extreme Environments - http://www.astrobiology.com/extreme.html
Links to information about thermophiles, halophiles, and other extremophiles both inside and outside of the domain Archaea. |
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Horikoshi Superbugs - http://www.jst.go.jp/erato/project/htkb_P/htkb_P.html
Summary of interesting organisms discovered during a search for extremophiles, including a picture of the triangular halophile Haloarcula japonicus. |
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BBC News: Toughest Bug Reveals Genetic Secrets - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/399972.stm
Reports the decoding of the Pyrococcus abyssi, which lives in the intense pressure and temperature of black smoker vents on the seafloor. |
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http://www.microbe.org/microbes/archaea.asp - http://www.microbe.org/microbes/archaea.asp
Short, simple introduction to these organisms. |
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Domain Archaea - http://comenius.susqu.edu/bi/202/ARCHAEA/
Systematic discussion of the various phyla within the Crenarchaea, Euryarchaeota, based on RNA differences. |
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Archaeal Diversity - http://www.bact.wisc.edu/Microtextbook/index.php?name=Sections&req=listarticles&secid=10
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. |
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Archaea (Archaebacteria) - http://tolweb.org/tree?group=Archaea&contgroup=Life
Taxonomy, description, and extensive references, with particular emphasis on the Crenarchaeota (classified here as a Kingdom.) |