Domain and Kingdom
- Archae Bacteria
- Archae Bacteria
- Prokaryotic
- Unicellular
- Some methanogens (secrete methane)
- Live in extreme conditions
- extreme halophiles (live in salty areas) (e.g. tetragenococcus figure 1)
- extreme thermophiles (live in high temperatures) (e.g. Bacillus stearothermophilus Figure 2)
- Shaped as Eu-Bacteria
- Binary Fission
Field of Study
- Microbiology
- Bacteriology
- classification
- identification
- characterization
- bacteriologist
Affect on Us
- Positive
- digestion
- dead skin cells
- making food (cheese, yogurt, etc.)
- recycle nutrients from dead plants and animals
- make nitrogen usable
- create protein crystals used in pesticides
- Negative
- bacterial infection
- diseases (e.g. salmonella Figure 3)