Title: What are the types of microbes and where can we find them? - Joyful Microbe
Headings: What are the types of microbes and where can we find them?
What are the types of microbes and where can we find them?
What are microbes?
Types of Microbes
Prokaryotes
Bacteria
Archaea
Eukaryotes
Fungi
Algae
Protozoa
Viruses
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Content: Bacteria from sauerkraut. Photo by Justine Dees. Archaea
Definition: Similar to bacteria, archaea are single-celled prokaryotes. But they differ from bacteria in the structure of their cell walls (if they have one). Many archaea are famous for being able to survive in extreme conditions (hot, salty, or acidic), which earns those archaeal species the name extremophiles. However, not all archaea are extremophiles. So far, no disease-causing archaea have been discovered. Examples: hot spring dwelling Sulfolobus
salt-loving Haloarchaea
human gut-dwelling Methanobrevibacter
Where you can find them: