A 'Ca. Kryptonia'-specific FISH probe was designed and used to visualize cells from Dewar Creek Spring sediment samples. 'Ca. Kryptonia' cells hybridizing with the probe are green, while other cells ...

Biologists have utilized the largest collection of metagenomic datasets to uncover a completely novel bacterial phylum -- "Kryptonia." Although global microbial populations are orders of magnitude ...

“It’s always difficult to claim absolutely a new lineage until you’ve done some biochemical tests,” said microbial ecologist Jack Gilbert of Argonne National Laboratory and the University of Chicago, ...

Although global microbial populations are orders of magnitude larger than nearly any other population in, on or around the planet, only a fraction has been identified thus far. The U.S. Department of ...