Phylogenetic structure of the prokaryotic domain: The primary kingdoms

1977/11/01 by Carl R. Woese, George E. Fox · 76 citations
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Environmental Science · #Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies #Enzyme Production and Characterization #Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology

paper · doi:10.1073/pnas.74.11.5088

Abstract

A phylogenetic analysis based upon ribosomal RNA sequence characterization reveals that living systems represent one of three aboriginal lines of descent: (i) the eubacteria, comprising all typical bacteria; (ii) the archaebacteria, containing methanogenic bacteria; and (iii) the urkaryotes, now represented in the cytoplasmic component of eukaryotic cells.

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