Tracing cyanobacteria's tree of life in Earth's extreme environments
Thursday, October 22, 2015 - 06:10
in Paleontology & Archaeology
The tree of life of cyanobacteria, a key group of microorganisms widely considered to be the most successful on Earth, which emphasises cyanobacteria from extremely cold habitats such as the Poles and the high mountains on every continent, has been reconstructed by Dr Patricia Sánchez-Baracaldo and colleagues from the Glaciology Centre in Bristol's School of Geographical Sciences.