Archaea and the origin of eukaryotes

• Published in: Nature reviews. Microbiology Vol. 15; no. 12; pp. 711 - 723
• Main Authors: Eme, Laura, Spang, Anja, Lombard, Jonathan, Stairs, Courtney W., Ettema, Thijs J. G.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 01.12.2017; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: 631/181/2468; 631/208/182; 631/208/2156; 631/208/464; 631/326/26/2142; 631/326/26/2523; 631/326/26/2524; 631/326/26/2526; 631/326/26/2527; Analysis; Archaea; Archaea - genetics; Bacteria; Biological Evolution; Biological research; Eukaryota - genetics; Eukaryotes; Evolution; Evolutionary biology; Genetic aspects; Infectious Diseases; Life Sciences; Medical Microbiology; Microbiology; Mitochondria; Parasitology; Pharmacogenomic Variants; Phylogeny; Prokaryotes; review-article; Virology

Key Points The Archaea was recognized as a third domain of life 40 years ago. Molecular evidence soon suggested that the Eukarya represented a sister group to the Archaea or that eukaryotes descended from archaea. Culture-independent genomics has revealed the vast diversity existing among the Archae...