Title: Pathogenic archaea: do they exist?
Headings: Pathogenic archaea: do they exist?
Pathogenic archaea: do they exist?
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Content: 2003 Nov;25 (11):1119-28. doi: 10.1002/bies.10354. Authors
Ricardo Cavicchioli 1 , Paul M G Curmi , Neil Saunders , Torsten Thomas
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1 School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. r.cavicchioli@unsw.edu.au
PMID: 14579252
DOI: 10.1002/bies.10354
Abstract
Archaea are microorganisms that are distinct from bacteria and eukaryotes. They are prevalent in extreme environments, and yet found in most ecosystems. They are a natural component of the microbiota of most, if not all, humans and other animals. Despite their ubiquity and close association with humans, animals and plants, no pathogenic archaea have been identified.