FIG. 1. Current strategy used in our laboratory to describe novel prokaryotes. MALDI-TOF MS, matrixassisted laser desorption ionization timeof-flight mass spectrometry; ORF, open reading frame.
FIG. 1. Current strategy used in ourlaboratory to describe novelprokaryotes. MALDI-TOF MS, matrixassistedlaser desorption ionization timeof-flightmass spectrometry; ORF, openreading frame.