Directory of Euryarchaeota Resources

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Small single-celled organisms of a variety of shapes, including the methanogens and halophiles.

Most researchers group these organisms together based on molecular similarities of their RNA, though there are a variety of competing schemes.

Resources in This Category

• A heterodimeric DNA polymerase: Evidence that members of Euryarchaeota possess a distinct DNA polymerase

  http://www.pnas.org/cgi/content/abstract/95/24/14250
  Journal abstract, with references.

• Haloarchaea: Extremophiles in Salt Lakes

  http://www.haloarchaea.com/
  Research compilation by Mike Dyall-Smith, primarily focusing on haloarchaea and their haloviruses. Includes the Halohandbook lab manual with techniques for cultivation. [PDF]

• Journal of Biological Chemistry: Extreme Halophiles Synthesize Betaine from Glycine by Methylation

  http://www.jbc.org/content/275/29/22196.full
  Research on the methyltransferase enzymes involved in synthesis of glycine betaine in Actinopolyspora halophila and Ectothiorhodospira halochloris. Transfer of the relevant genes increased salt tolerance in E. coli.

 

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