Title: Archaebacteria Kingdom - Biology Wise
Headings: Archaebacteria Kingdom
Archaebacteria Kingdom
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In a Nutshell
Characteristics of Archaebacteria
Sub-groups of Archaebacteria
Examples of Archaebacteri

Content: The cell wall is made up of glycoproteins and polysaccharides. The cell wall envelopes have a high resistance to antibiotics and lytic agents due to difference in cell wall composition. They have a very different lipid bi-layer making up the cell membranes. The RNA polymerase of archaea is very similar to that of eukaryotes. The ribosomal proteins in eukaryotes and archea are also similar to each other. Archaebacteria are about 1/10th of a µ meter to about 15 µ meter in size. A few are flagellated and the flagella structure is different from the flagella of other bacteria. The archaebacteria are non-pathogenic bacteria that live in and around other organisms. However, they do not cause any infections or diseases. Sub-groups of Archaebacteria
Archaebacteria are autotrophs and use CO 2 in atmosphere as a source of carbon for a process called carbon fixation.