archaebacterium

Definitions of archaebacterium

1. noun

   considered ancient life forms that evolved separately from bacteria and blue-green algae
   synonyms: archaebacteria, archaeobacteria, archeobacteria

   types:

   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