From giant viruses to unexplained marine DNA, there may be more to the tree of life than the three domains currently defined.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
References
Wu, D. et al. PLoS ONE 6, e18011 (2011).
Woese, C. R. & Fox, G. E. Proc. Natl Acad. Sci. USA 74, 5088-5090 (1977).
La Scola, B. et al. Science 299, 2033 (2003).
Raoult, D. et al. Science 306, 1344-1350 (2004).
Moreira, D. & López-García, P. Nature Rev. Microbiol. 7, 306-311 (2009).
Boyer, M. et al. PLoS ONE 5, e15530 (2010).
Williams, T. A., Embley, T. M. & Heinz, E. PLoS ONE 6, e21080 (2011).
Additional information
Gwyneth Dickey Zakaib writes for Nature from Washington DC.
Related links
Related links
Related links in Nature Research
Related external links
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Dickey Zakaib, G. The challenge of microbial diversity: Out on a limb. Nature 476, 20–21 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/476020a
Published:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/476020a
- Springer Nature Limited