An international team of microbiologists from the Medical University of Graz, the DSMZ—German Collection of Microorganisms ...

Archaea—one of the three primary domains of life alongside Bacteria and Eukaryota—are often overlooked and sometimes mistaken for bacteria due to their single-celled nature and lack of a nucleus. Yet, ...

The single-cell organism grows branching appendages and contains eukaryote-like genes, though it belongs to the domain Archaea. “This is a monumental paper that reflects a tremendous amount of work ...

The division of all living organisms into the three domains of bacteria, archaea, and eukaryotes did not hold up to this surprising discovery, which suggests a reduction to two domains ...

Like bacteria, archaea are single-celled organisms. Genetically, however, there are significant differences between the two domains, especially regarding their cell envelopes and metabolic processes.

Archaea—one of the three primary domains of life alongside bacteria and eukaryotes—are often overlooked and sometimes mistaken for bacteria due to their single-celled nature and lack of a nucleus.