Microbiology: An Evolving Science (Fourth Edition)
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The methanogens appearing in many branches among different groups whereas the haloarchaea branch as a single group.
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Euryarchaeota is one of the major branches of archaea. It includes several branches of methanogens and a single group of halophilic archaea. Methanogens are methane-producing bacteria which produce methane as the by-product of
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