Microbial Groups And Extremophiles 1-17
17 entries in the Microbial Groups And Extremophiles compendium.
ProkaryoteSingle-celled organisms without a nucleus, foundational to life on Earth.ProtistEukaryotes that are not animals, plants, or fungi.ProtozoaPolyphyletic group of single-celled eukaryotes, historically seen as first animals.PseudomonadotaA diverse phylum of gram-negative bacteria with pathogenic and free-living members.RadiolariaUnicellular protists with intricate silica skeletons, key microfossils.Red algaeThey are abundant in marine habitats, with about 5% of species occurring in freshwater envRhizariaDiverse clade of mostly unicellular amoeboid eukaryotes.RhizobiaSoil bacteria that fix nitrogen in legume root nodules.SAR supergroupA major eukaryotic supergroup uniting stramenopiles, alveolates, and rhizarians.SeaweedMacroalgae vital to ocean ecology and human industry.StramenopileProtists defined by tripartite stiff hairs, including brown algae and diatoms.StromatoliteLayered microbial formations recording ancient life on Earth.SulfolobusAcidophilic, thermophilic archaeon used to study DNA replication.ThermoplasmaAcid- and heat-tolerant archaea with a unique wall-less membrane.ThermoproteatiKingdom of archaea sister to the eukaryote lineage.ThermoproteotaThermoproteota are archaea from hot springs to open oceans.Thermus aquaticusThermophilic bacterium that enabled the polymerase chain reaction.
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