Title: Archaea and Their Potential Role in Human Disease | Infection and Immunity
Headings: Archaea and Their Potential Role in Human Disease
Archaea and Their Potential Role in Human Disease
POTENTIAL PATHOGENICITY OF ARCHAEA
POTENTIAL ASSOCIATIONS OF ARCHAEA WITH HUMAN DISEASE
CONCLUSION AND FUTURE STUDIES
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
REFERENCES
KEYWORDS

Content: It is puzzling that despite being one of the most numerous and ubiquitous life forms on earth, no member of the domain Archaea has been described as a human pathogen ( 47) (Fig. 1 ). Open in new tab
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FIG. 1. Universal phylogenetic tree based on comparison of small subunit rRNA sequences. Phyla or divisions of Eucarya and Bacteria in which known human pathogens exist are shown in red. Archaea branches denote families rather than phyla, except for the Korarchaeota. Note that pathogens exist within the Fusobacteria, Acanthamoebidae, Stramenophiles, and Mesomycetozoa; however, these divisions are not pictured. ( Modified from reference 44 with permission of the publisher.)