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Biological Classification
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Sole members of this kingdom
Bacteria
Shape basis: Spherical
Coccus.
Shape basis: Rod Shaped
Bacillus
Shape basis:
Comma
Shaped
Vibrium
Shape basis: Spiral
Spirillum
Group that shows most extensive metabolic Diversity
Bacteria
Vast majority of bacteria feed on
Other organisms or dead organic matter ;
heterotrophs
Difference between Archaebacteria and other bacteria
Cell wall structure
responsible for surviving
extreme
conditions
Extreme salty area bacteria
Halophiles
Hot springs bacteria
Thermoacidophiles
Marshy areas bacteria
Methanogens
Where are methanogens present
In the
gut
of the
ruminants
;
cows
and
buffaloes
Archaebacteria
Halophiles
Thermoacidophiles
Methanogens
Eubacterial Characteristics
Rigid Cell Wall
, if
motile flagellum
Which chlorophyll does Cyanobacteria contain
Chlorophyll
A
Cyanobacteria
•Unicellular
•
Colonial/
Filamentous
• Freshwater
/
Marine
/
Terrestrial
Heterocysts
Nostoc
and
Anabaena
Forms Blooms in polluted water bodies
Colonies surrounded by
gelatin sheathing
;
Cyanobacteria
Bacterial diseases
Cholera
Typhoid
Tetanus
Citrus
canker
Bacterial Vegetative Reproduction
Mainly by
fission
, if
unfavourable
spore
formation.
Mycoplasma
Lack
cell wall
Smallest
livin' cell
Anaroebic
Pathogenic
Autotrophic
bacteria synthesize their own food from
inorganic substrates
They play a great role in
recycling
nutrients like
nitrogen
, phosphorus, iron and sulphur
Cholera
, typhoid,
tetanus
, Citrus canker are well known diseases caused by bacteria
Smallest living cell without
cell wall
and
anaerobic
Mycoplasma