Not exact matches
But far from being barren, they are home to diverse communities of microorganisms — including fungi, bacteria, and
archaea — that dwell together
within the uppermost millimeters of soil.
Genetic analysis places Loki squarely
within the single - celled
archaea.
«Our study illustrates that self - guided mutation is relevant to life
within Earth's subsurface and uncovers mechanisms by which viruses and
archaea can adapt in this hostile environment,» said David Valentine, a professor in UCSB's Department of Earth Science and at the campus's Marine Science Institute (MSI).
Unlike the prokaryotic bacteria (and
archaea), the more complex eukaryotes have a nucleus and other organelles
within the cell and so are also bigger.
The
Archaea domain consists of single - cell microorganisms that, like bacteria, have no cell nucleus or membrane - bound organelles, a sub-unit
within a cell.
All types of biodiversity (viruses, bacteria,
archaea and eukaryotes) were included
within the call.
Her research group has found several
archaea species
within the Thaumarchaeota group that are important to the ammonia cycle.
By doing so, I help increase our understanding of the diversity
within the Asgard
archaea and their evolutionary relation to the eukaryotic domain.
For my project, I work on a new group
within the Asgard
archaea, known as the Freyarchaeota, where I use bioinformatics tools to unveil their possible complexity and what makes them unique.