Bacterial diversity of Tablas de Daimiel National Park in Spain: 265 new phylum groups discovered
Tuesday, July 6, 2010 - 09:14
in Paleontology & Archaeology
A team of Spanish scientists has studied the bacteria - micro organisms that are "essential" for important processes such as nitrogen and carbon-fixing and decomposition of matter - in the Tablas de Daimiel National Park. The scientists discovered 265 new phylum groups by using DNA analysis.