The Surprising Archaea
Subtitle: Discovering Another Domain of Life
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: March 9, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 214
ISBN-13: 9780195111835
Subjects: Bacteriology; Evolution; Microorganisms; Science; Science/Mathematics; Life Sciences - Biology - General; Life Sciences - Biology - Microbiology; Life Sciences - Evolution; Science / Biology; Archaea.; Archaebacteria; gtt
First sentence: Our characters are microorganisms belonging to the domain Archaea, and they are well worth meeting.
Description: "Although the Archaea comprise one of the three fundamental domains of life, they were only recognized as a group about twenty years ago. They include microorganisms that live in oceanic hydrothermal vents, within the guts of animals, or in concentrated brines. And they are of extremely ancient lineage, having diverged from bacteria very early in the history of life.".

"The Surprising Archaea examines that discovery and the evolutionary and ecological importance of the organisms. In addition to exploring the archaeal rise from obscurity to their current prominent place in molecular and evolutionary biology, this book promotes a wider awareness of the world of microbes."--BOOK JACKET.