* Prokaryotic * Unicellular * Cell wall composed of proteins * Live in extreme environments * Non-pathogenic
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Three types
halophiles, acidophiles, thermophiles
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Halophiles
High salty environments
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Thermophiles
Highly warm environments
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Acidophiles
Highly acidic environments
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Differences between archaea and bacteria
* Archaea walls not made of peptidoglycan * have different cell membrane structure * methods of protein synthesis is different * RNA molecules are different