Archaea bacteria generally inhabit terrestrial and aquatic environments where the condition of living is extremely harsh and unfavourable for other microbial cells. Habitats occupied by Archaea have very high temperature and salinity. Archaea are known to live in hostile environments including hot springs and areas with high salt concentration. They are not known to cause […]
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Microbial Taxonomy
The phylogenetic tree of life comprises mainly of Eubacteria, Archaea and Bacteria. Eubacteria or Eukarya, Archaea and Bacteria are the three primary groups of microorganisms and macroorganisms, and these are generally referred to as domains- which show the ancestry of these organisms according to phylogeny. Phylogeny is the branch of science that studies the evolutionary
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Microbial Taxonomy
There are millions of microorganisms in the face of the planet earth, and these organisms are ubiquitously distributed. To make sense of the diversity of microorganisms around us in terms of their types or varieties, it is important to group microbes together according to some similarities and features that exist amongst them. This is the
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Microbial Taxonomy
Taxonomy, which is the science of biological classification, is divided into 3 main interconnected parts that include identification, classification and nomenclature. Microorganisms have wide taxonomic distribution and this includes organisms such as viruses, bacteria, protozoa, algae, fungi, and Archaea. Living organisms including microbes are usually named using a binomial system which was developed by the
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Microbial Taxonomy
Taxonomy can be defined as the scientific system of classifying biological organisms into taxa (singular: taxon). Taxonomy is generally the science of biological classification; and it is the grouping of living organisms inclusive of microorganisms according to some characteristics which they share. It is the system of classifying organisms in orderly manner into categories known
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Microbial Taxonomy