Archaebacteria

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf domain of life
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Archaea
gptkbp:cellType prokaryotic
gptkbp:cellWallComponent lacks peptidoglycan
gptkbp:contribution changed understanding of evolutionary relationships
gptkbp:differenceFromBacteria cell wall composition
membrane lipids
gene expression machinery
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Carl_Woese
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1977
gptkbp:domain Archaea
gptkbp:domainClassification Archaea
gptkbp:domainSystem gptkb:Three-domain_system
gptkbp:features methanogenesis
can survive extreme conditions
distinct rRNA sequences
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1977
gptkbp:flagella present in some species
gptkbp:geneticMaterial circular DNA
gptkbp:genomeSize small
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Halobacterium
gptkb:Methanobacterium
gptkb:Thermoplasma
gptkbp:habitat gptkb:hot_springs
salt lakes
extreme environments
acidic environments
anaerobic environments
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Archaebacteria
gptkbp:importantFor gptkb:biotechnology
biogeochemical cycles
waste treatment
source of thermostable enzymes
gptkbp:kingdomClassification gptkb:Archaea_(modern)
Monera (historically)
gptkbp:membraneLipid ether-linked lipids
gptkbp:metabolism halophilic
chemolithotrophic
methanogenic
thermoacidophilic
gptkbp:motility variable
gptkbp:oxygenRequirement aerobic
anaerobic
gptkbp:pathogenicTo rarely pathogenic to humans
gptkbp:phylogeneticPosition closer to Eukaryotes than Bacteria
gptkbp:reproduction asexual
binary fission
gptkbp:ribosomeType 70S
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Archaea
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5