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rRNA
Lipid structure
tRNA molecules
Sensitivity to antibiotics
ARCHAEA
3 MAJOR GROUPS:
The methanogens, strict anaerobes that
produce methane from carbon dioxide and
hydrogen .
Extreme halophiles, which require high
concentrations of salt for survival.
Hyperthermophiles, which normally grow in
extremely hot environments.
Taxonomic classification - Bergey's Manual of
Systematic Bacteriology
prokaryotes are divided into two domains:
Bacteria and Archaea
Each domain is divided into phyla.
Bacterial reproduction - Unlike reproduction in
eukaryotic organisms, cell division in bacteria is
not directly tied to sexual conjugation.