Chapter 1. Kingdom Bacteria

  1. Dr R. S. K. Barnes

Published Online: 8 SEP 2009

DOI: 10.1002/9781444313383.ch1

Book Title

The Diversity of Living Organisms

The Diversity of Living Organisms

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How to Cite

Barnes, R. S. K. (ed) (2009) Kingdom Bacteria, in The Diversity of Living Organisms, Blackwell Publishing Ltd, Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9781444313383.ch1

Editor Information

  1. Department of Zoology & St Catharine's College, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 8 SEP 2009
  2. Published Print: 20 JUL 1998

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9780632049172

Online ISBN: 9781444313383

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Keywords:

  • Superkingdom Prokarya;
  • Phylum Euryarchaeota;
  • bacterial symbionts (‘BLOs’ or bacteria-like organelles);
  • Kingdom bacteria;
  • Phylum Spirochaeta - free-living, swimming bacteria in fresh and marine waters;
  • Spirochaetes - Borrelia, Treponema Clevelandia and Hollandina;
  • Cyanobacteria - Syneochoccus, Anacystis, Nostoc, Lyngbya;
  • Azolla-Anabaena symbiotic consortium - economic importance;
  • Chloroflexa - CO2 fixation process, hydroxypropionate pathway;
  • Thermosipho metabolizing complex nutrients

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Subkingdom Archaea

  • Subkingdom Eubacteria

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