Characteristics:
- Prokaryotic
- Unicellular
- Cell wall has proteins
- Live in extreme environments (extremophiles)
- Non-pathogenic
Halophiles | Thermophiles | Acidophiles |
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Live in highly salty environments | Live in extreme heat environments | Live in highly acidic envrionemts |
Differences between archaea and Bacteria:
- Archea do not have peptidoglycan
- Cell membrane structure difefrent
- Methods of protien synthesis differ
- RNA molecules are different