Microbiology with Diseases by Body System (5th Edition)
Microbiology with Diseases by Body System (5th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134477206
Author: Robert W. Bauman Ph.D.
Publisher: PEARSON
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Compare and contrast bacterial and archaeal cells.

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Prokaryotes are single-celled microorganisms that lack membrane-bound organelles or a nucleus. Bacteria are prokaryotic microorganisms. All organisms are categorized into three domains. They are archaea, eukarya, and bacteria. Archaea are extremophiles that replicate by means of budding and binary fission. It appear in different shapes, such as pleomorphic, bacilli, and cocci.

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