Ancestral Reconstructions Decipher Major Adaptations of Ammonia-Oxidizing Archaea upon Radiation into Moderate Terrestrial and Marine Environments

ABSTRACT Unlike all other archaeal lineages, ammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA) of the phylum Thaumarchaeota are widespread and abundant in all moderate and oxic environments on Earth. The evolutionary adaptations that led to such unprecedented ecological success of a microbial clade characterized by h...

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Main Authors: Sophie S. Abby, Melina Kerou, Christa Schleper
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2020
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/962e9ef36dde4843a30fa5f604a0e9be
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