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archaeobacteria

DEFINITIONS OF: archaeobacteria

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n considered ancient life forms that evolved separately from bacteria and blue-green algae

Synonyms:
archaebacteria, archaebacterium, archeobacteria
Types:
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methanogen
archaebacteria found in anaerobic environments such as animal intestinal tracts or sediments or sewage and capable of producing methane; a source of natural gas
halophil, halophile
archaebacteria requiring a salt-rich environment for growth and survival
thermoacidophile
archaebacteria that thrive in strongly acidic environments at high temperatures
halobacter, halobacteria, halobacterium
halophiles in saline environments such as the Dead Sea or salt flats
Type of:
moneran, moneron
organisms that typically reproduce by asexual budding or fission and whose nutritional mode is absorption or photosynthesis or chemosynthesis
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