Auchtung, T. A.Takacs-Vesbach, C. D.Cavanaugh, Colleen2015-04-032006Auchtung, T. A., C. D. Takacs-Vesbach, and C. M. Cavanaugh. 2006. “16S rRNA Phylogenetic Investigation of the Candidate Division ‘Korarchaeota.’” Applied and Environmental Microbiology 72 (7) (July 1): 5077–5082. doi:10.1128/aem.00052-06.0099-2240http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:14368993The environmental distribution and phylogeny of “Korarchaeota,” a proposed ancient archaeal division, was investigated by using the 16S rRNA gene framework. Korarchaeota-specific primers were designed based on previously published sequences and used to screen a variety of environments. Korarchaeota 16S rRNA genes were amplified exclusively from high temperature Yellowstone National Park hot springs and a 9°N East Pacific Rise deep-sea hydrothermal vent. Phylogenetic analyses of these and all available sequences suggest that Korarchaeota exhibit a high level of endemicity.en-USJournal Article2015-04-0310.1128/AEM.00052-06