ARCHAEBACTERIA
, CONTENTS
Introduction
Archaeal cell walls
Archaeal lipids & membranes
Genetics & molecular biology
Metabolism
Archaeal taxonomy
Significance of Archaebacteria
References
,Introduction
, Introduction to the
Archaea
Morphology
Stain either Gram +ve or Gram –ve
Shapes – Spherical, rod, spiral, lobed,
irregularly shaped or pleomorphic
Single cells or filaments or aggregates,
diameter from 0.1 to over 15 μm
Multiplication – binary fission, budding,
fragmentation or other mechanisms
Contd…
, CONTENTS
Introduction
Archaeal cell walls
Archaeal lipids & membranes
Genetics & molecular biology
Metabolism
Archaeal taxonomy
Significance of Archaebacteria
References
,Introduction
, Introduction to the
Archaea
Morphology
Stain either Gram +ve or Gram –ve
Shapes – Spherical, rod, spiral, lobed,
irregularly shaped or pleomorphic
Single cells or filaments or aggregates,
diameter from 0.1 to over 15 μm
Multiplication – binary fission, budding,
fragmentation or other mechanisms
Contd…
