DeLong E F
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Moss Landing, CA 95039, USA.
Genome Biol. 2000;1(6):REVIEWS1029. doi: 10.1186/gb-2000-1-6-reviews1029. Epub 2000 Dec 4.
The complete genome sequence of Thermoplasma acidophilum, an acid- and heat-loving archaeon, has recently been reported. Comparative genomic analysis of this 'extremophile' is providing new insights into the metabolic machinery, ecology and evolution of thermophilic archaea.
嗜酸嗜热古菌嗜酸热原体的全基因组序列最近已被报道。对这种“极端微生物”的比较基因组分析正在为嗜热古菌的代谢机制、生态学和进化提供新的见解。