Phages are the most abundant organisms in the biosphere and they are a ubiquitous feature
of prokaryotic existence. A bacteriophage is a virus which infects a bacterium. Archaea are …

The tree of life is split into three main branches: eukaryotes, bacteria, and archaea. Our
knowledge of eukaryotic and bacteria cell biology has been built on a foundation of studies …

In response to the emergence of pathogenic bacteria that cannot be treated with current
antibiotics, many researchers are revisiting the use of bacteriophages, or phages, to fight …

Viruses are the most abundant life form and infect practically all organisms. Consequently,
these obligate parasites are a major cause of human suffering and economic loss. The …

DNA viruses of the Archaea have highly diverse and often exceptionally complex
morphotypes. Many have been isolated from geothermally heated hot environments, raising …

The Archaea evolved as one of the three primary lineages several billion years ago, but the
first archaea to be discovered were described in the scientific literature about 130 years ago …

Metagenomic studies characterize both the composition and diversity of uncultured viral and
microbial communities. BLAST-based comparisons have typically been used for such …

Thomas D. Brock defined extreme environments, considering that there are environments
with high species diversity and others with low species diversity. Those environments with …

Hypersaline environments are dominated by archaea and bacteria and are almost entirely
devoid of eukaryotic organisms. In addition, hypersaline environments contain considerable …

Haloarchaea are the dominant microbial flora in hypersaline waters with near-saturating salt
levels. The haloarchaeal diversity of an Australian saltern crystallizer pond was examined by …