title: Whither microbiology? Phylogenetic trees.
abstract: The direct cloning and sequencing of genes from uncultured microorganisms in a hot spring suggests that the diversity of life on Earth may be far in excess of that estimated from culturable species.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, University of Illinois, Urbana, 61801, USA.
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Woese
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001419:Bacteria / Q000235:genetics*; D017753:Ecosystem; D056890:Eukaryota / Q000235:genetics*; D005658:Fungi / Q000235:genetics*; D010802:Phylogeny; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D012335:RNA, Ribosomal