archeobacteria

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Noun 1. [画像:archeobacteria - considered ancient life forms that evolved separately from bacteria and blue-green algae]archeobacteria - considered ancient life forms that evolved separately from bacteria and blue-green algae

archaebacteria, archaebacterium, archaeobacteria

moneran, moneron - organisms that typically reproduce by asexual budding or fission and whose nutritional mode is absorption or photosynthesis or chemosynthesis

division Archaebacteria - in some classifications considered a kingdom

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

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Globins or globin-like genes have been described in all kingdoms, including Archeobacteria, Protozoa, and Plantae (Weber and Vinogradov, 2001), and probably in all tissues of higher animals (Burmester et al., 2002; Trent and Hargrove, 2002).

Hemoglobin Polymerization in Red Blood Cells of Marine Fishes: A Case of Adaptive Phenotypic Plasticity?

Belyaev, "Oxidation of petroleum hydrocarbons by extremely halophilic archeobacteria," Mikrobiologiya, vol.

Diversity and Niche of Archaea in Bioremediation

In all organisms examined, from Archeobacteria to humans, temperature elevation above the normal physiological temperature leads to a heat shock response, which consists of a profound alteration of gene expression (Morimoto et al.

Composition and expression of heat shock proteins in an invasive pest, the rice water weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)