candidate division YNPFFA archaeon SCGC AAA471-O08. Crenarchaeota archaeon SCGC AAA471-O08

Microbial Dark Matter project: Applying single-cell genomics, we targeted and sequenced uncultivated archaeal and bacterial cells from nine diverse habitats belonging to 28 major uncharted branches of the tree of life. With this genomic information, we could resolve numerous intra- and inter-phylum level relationships and discovered unexpected metabolic features that extend our understanding of biology and challenge established boundaries between the three domains of life.

微生物暗物质（Microbial Dark Matter）研究项目：本研究采用单细胞基因组学（single-cell genomics）技术，针对并测序了来自9类不同生境的未培养古菌与细菌细胞，这些细胞隶属于生命之树的28个全新主要分支。依托该基因组数据，我们解析了大量门内与门间的演化关联，并发现了此前未被认知的代谢特征——这些特征既拓展了我们对生物学的整体认知，也挑战了生命三域之间既有的分类边界。