Microbiology-- Archaea

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Archaea

Most cells look similar to bacterial cells; most divide by binary fission; few bud or fragment; no known pathogens

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Archaea MYTHS/MISCONCEPTIONS

Ancestral to bacteria; are all extremophiles; difficult to grow in lab; rare and relatively unimportant

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Physiological divisions of Archaea

Hyperthermophiles; Methanogens; Halophiles

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Hyperthermophiles

Archaea; Grow at temps above 80 degrees Celsius; found in oceans and hot springs

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Methanogens

Archaea; Strictly anaerobic, create methane; converts CO2 into CH4

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Halophiles

Archaea; Thrive in salt concentrations greater than 25%; slow growing