SUMO   View all facts   Glossary   Help
Entity > Physical > Object > Agent > Organism > Microorganism > Archaeon
Next Microorganism: Bacterium    Up: Microorganism    Previous Microorganism: Virus   

Archaeon comparison table
Subject documentation is a kind of
MicroorganismAn Organism that can be seen only with the aid of a microscopeOrganism
ArchaeonArchaea are characterized by: 1. the presence of characteristic tRNAs and ribosomal RNAs, 2. the absence of peptidoglycan cell walls, 3. the presence of ether-linked lipids built from branched-chain subunits, and 4. their occurrence in unusual habitats. While archaea resemble Bacteria in morphology and genomic organization, they resemble eukarya in their method of genomic replicationMicroorganism

Next Microorganism: Bacterium    Up: Microorganism    Previous Microorganism: Virus