My question was: Are scientists going to put CFAJ-1 into a new domain as they did for Archaea? I did not get an answer from the website but I did look it up. It does not look like there will be a new domain. Actually some scientists are questioning the results of the testing. There are some questions as to if this actually is a new species and if this bacteria does take arsenic up as part of its DNA structure. It sounds like the closest relative is in the family Halomonadaceae- the ‘salt-loving” bacteria. So the answer is- no genus or specie name yet!
M.J.,
ReplyDeleteThanks for looking for an answer to your question. I had never heard of CFAJ-1 and I was intrigued when I read your discussion post. That is interesting that there will not be a new domain. I wonder how many species that do not "fit" will need to be discovered before scientists decide to create new classifications. It would be interesting to hear the reasoning behind why there is not a new domain and who gets to make that decision.
Thanks for sharing what you have discovered so far!