Title: Archaea vs. Bacteria | Biology for Majors II
Headings: Archaea vs. Bacteria
Archaea vs. Bacteria
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The Plasma Membrane
The Cell Wall
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Content: modification of work by USGS; credit “Clostridium difficile”: modification of work by Lois S. Wiggs, CDC; scale-bar data from Matt Russell)
Archaea are separated into four phyla: the Euryarchaeota, Crenarchaeota, Nanoarchaeota, and Korarchaeota. Table 3. Archaea
Phylum
Representative organisms
Representative micrograph
Euryarchaeota
This phylum includes methanogens, which produce methane as a metabolic waste product, and halobacteria, which live in an extreme saline environment. Methanogens: Methane production causes flatulence in humans and other animals. Halobacteria: