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Archaebacteria: Definition, Types and Uses

In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Definition of Archaebacteria 2. Types of Archaebacteria 3. Uses. Definition of Archaebacteria: They are a group of most primitive prokaryotes which are believed to have evolved immediately after the evolution of the first life. They have been placed in a separate subk­ingdom or domain of Archaea by a number of workers. Archaebacteria [...]

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Archaeabacteria: Characteristics, Types and Phylogeny

In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Taxonomy of Archaebacteria 2. General Characteristics of Archaebacteria 3. Representative Types 4. Phylogeny. Taxonomy of Archaebacteria: The domain Archaea has been divided into two Phyla: 1. Crenarchaeota and 2. Euryarchaeota. The first includes the extreme thermophiles, acidophiles and sulfur-metabolizing archaebacteria. They are mostly anaerobic and they occur generally in geo-thermally—heated environment, like [...]

By |2016-08-30T16:58:08+00:00August 30, 2016|Bacteria|Comments Off on Archaeabacteria: Characteristics, Types and Phylogeny
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