title: Cell cycles and cell division in the archaea.
abstract: Until recently little was known about the cell cycle parameters and division mechanisms of archaeal organisms. Although this is still the case for the majority of archaea, significant advances have been made in some model species. The information that has been gleaned thus far points to a remarkable degree of diversity within the archaeal domain of life. More specifically, members of distinct phyla have very different chromosome copy numbers, replication control systems and even employ distinct machineries for cell division.
authors.affiliation: Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3RE, UK. Rachel.samson@path.ox.ac.uk
authors.forename: Rachel Y
authors.initials: RY
authors.lastname: Samson
authors.forename: Stephen D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Bell
mesh_terms: D001105:Archaea / Q000502:physiology*; D002453:Cell Cycle; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D019847:Chromosomes, Archaeal / Q000378:metabolism; D008954:Models, Biological
chemical_list: D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins