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Distribution of Archaea in a Black Smoker Chimney Structure
Analysis of different communities in varied microhabitats of a deep-sea vent. Journal article from Applied and Environmental Microbiology
http://aem.asm.org/cgi/content/full/67/8/3618
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Archaea
Short, simple introduction to these organisms.
http://www.microbe.org/microbes/archaea.asp
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German Jurgens: Molecular phylogeny of Archaea in boreal forest soil, freshwater and temperate estuarine sediment
Academic thesis on the unexpected organisms discovered by ribosomal analysis of non-extreme soil and water samples.
http://ethesis.helsinki.fi/julkaisut/maa/skemi/vk/jurgens/
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Domain Archaea
Systematic discussion of the various phyla within the Crenarchaea, Euryarchaeota, based on RNA differences.
http://comenius.susqu.edu/bi/202/ARCHAEA/
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Wikispecies: Archaea
Taxonomy browser, with some links.
http://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Archaea
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BBC News: Toughest Bug Reveals Genetic Secrets
Reports the decoding of the Pyrococcus abyssi, which lives in the intense pressure and temperature of black smoker vents on the seafloor.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/399972.stm
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Archaeal Diversity
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.
http://www.bact.wisc.edu/Microtextbook/index.php?name=Sections&req=listarticles&secid=10
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Genome News Network: New Amino acid Discovered in Methanosarcina barkeri
Reports on the discovery of a new amino acid, pyrrolysine, coded by UAG (normally a stop codon) in this methanogen.
http://www.genomenewsnetwork.org/articles/05_02/amino_acid.shtml
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Taxonomy Browser (Archaea)
Shows the relationships among the recognized groups, and samples yet to be named or classified.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?name=Archaea
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Extremophiles Research Group
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.
http://www.extremophiles.net
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