Reconciling microbial systematics & genomics
The diversity and complexity of microorganisms is staggering. Their metabolic flexibility has enabled bacteria and archaea to live in places no other organism can tolerate. They are found in the sediment of the deepest oceans and within the rocks and ice of the highest mountains, and yet they also e...
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| Language: | English |
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Washington, DC
American Academy of Microbiology
[2006], 2006
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| Summary: | The diversity and complexity of microorganisms is staggering. Their metabolic flexibility has enabled bacteria and archaea to live in places no other organism can tolerate. They are found in the sediment of the deepest oceans and within the rocks and ice of the highest mountains, and yet they also exist in the most commonplace of settings--in intimate association with our own bodies. Microbes can take the form of single spheres, long, bizarre corkscrews, or crowds of intercommunicating cells in a biofilm. The American Academy of Microbiology convened a colloquium in Washington, D.C., on September 27-28, 2006 to discuss problems in microbial taxonomy today |
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| Item Description: | "This report is based on a colloquium, sponsored by the American Academy of Microbiology, convened September 27-28, 2006, in Washington, DC." |
| Physical Description: | 1 PDF file (10 pages) illustrations |