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ar·chae·on

 (är′kē-ŏn′)
n. pl. ar·chae·a (-kē-ə)
Any of various prokaryotic microorganisms of the domain Archaea, being genetically distinct from bacteria and often living in habitats with extreme environmental conditions such as high temperature or salinity. Also called archaebacterium.
[New Latin Archaeon (back-formed singular of Archaea, domain name), from Greek arkhaion, neuter singular of arkhaios, ancient (in reference to the very ancient separation of the archaea and the eubacteria in evolutionary history); see archaic.]
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ar·chae·on

(är′kē-ŏn′)
Plural archaea
Any of a group of microorganisms that resemble bacteria but are different from them in certain aspects of their chemical structure, such as the composition of their cell walls. Archaea usually live in extreme environments, such as very hot or salty ones. The archaea are considered a separate kingdom in some classification systems, but a division of the prokaryotes in others. Also called archaebacterium.
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An endoglucanase, EglA, from the hyperthermophilic archaeon Pyrococcus furiosus hydrolyzes beta-1,4 bonds in mixed-linkage (1-->3), (1-->4)-beta-D-glucans and cellulose.
Cloning, Expression and Characterization of Highly Active Recombinant Thermostable Cellulase from Thermotoga naphthophila
Cloning, Sequencing, Characterization, and Expression of an Extracellular [alpha]-Amylase from the Hyperthermophilic Archaeon Pyrococcus furiosus in Escherichia coli and Bacillus subtilis.
SOLUBLE EXPRESSION OF BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS ATCC 27811 [alpha]-AMYLASE AND CHARACHTERIZATION OF PURIFIED RECOMBINANT ENZYME
2007 Molecular Characterization of the phaEChm genes, required for biosynthesis of Poly(3-Hydroxybutyrate) in the extremely halophilic archaeon Haloarcula marismortui.
Rendimiento de polihidroxialcanoatos (PHA) en microorganismos halofilos aislados de salinas
I see it otherwise, as downdrift, the seepage of traits across species." So posits the Archaeon, the 3.8-billion-year-old creature who narrates Johanna Drucker's Downdrift.
Downdrift; An Eco-Fiction
For example, Sulfolobus solfataricus (extreme thermoacidophilic archaeon) uses several sugars as the sole carbon and energy source.
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No sequence related to nonmethanogenic archaeon, Thermogymnomonas, and unclassified Thermoplasmatales was detected using DGGE-cloning analysis, but the relevant sequences could be retrieved using pyrosequencing.
Community and Proteomic Analysis of Anaerobic Consortia Converting Tetramethylammonium to Methane
Tomb et al., "The complete genome sequence of the hyperthermophilic, sulphate-reducing archaeon Archaeoglobus fulgidus," Nature, vol.
Guiding Lights in Genome Editing for Inherited Retinal Disorders: Implications for Gene and Cell Therapy
The aim of this work was to evaluate, via bioinformatics tools, three mutations in the large subunit of the archaeon Sulfolobus solfataricus (Sso; access code Q97Z83) primase.
Prediction of mutations on structure primase of the archaeon Sulfolobus solfataricus/Predicao de mutacoes na estrutura da primase da arquea Sulfolobus solfataricus

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