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The Five-Kingdom System
Note bias towards large things
Kingdom Protista
Kingdom Fungi
Kingdom Animalia
Kingdom Animalia
Arthropod Vectors
Aedes Aegyti
Phlebotmine Sandfly
Assorted Ticks
DOMAIN ARCHAEA
Giardia
Trypanosoma
Euglena
Entamoebae
Slime molds
Dinoflagellates
Ciliates
Diatoms
Brown algae
Red algae
Green algae
Plants
Fungi
Animals
pJP78
pJP27
pSL17
pSL12
Pyrodictium
Sulfolobus
Thermoproteus
Methanopyrus
Methanobacterium
Thermococcus
Methanococcus
Archaeoglobus
Halococcus
Aquifex
Thermus
Thermotoga
Gram-positive bacteria
Green sulfur bacteria
Purple bacteria
Cyanobacteria
Flavobacteria
Kingdom Monera
DOMAIN BACTERIA
DOMAIN EUKARYA
Stromatolites (mounds of photosynthetic bacteria)
Three Cellular Domains
16S rRNA
Three Cellular Domains
Hierarchical Classification
Kingdom
Animals
Phylum
Chordates
Class
Mammals
Order
Primates
Family
Hominids
Here we will be most concerned with
Genus species, and strains
Homo
genus,
e.g.,
Species
sapiens (Humans)
Escherichia coli O157:H7
Dichotimous Key
1a. Money is made of paperBills, Go to 2
1b. Money is not made of paperCoins, Go to 3
2a. Bill has Washington on frontOne Dollar Bill
2b. Bill does not have Washington on frontTen Dollar Bill
3a. Coin is made of copperPenny
3b. Coin is not made of copperGo to 4
4a. Coin has FDR on frontDime
4b. Coin does not have FDR on frontQuarter
Numerical Taxonomy
Genetic Homology
Genetic homologies (similarities) can be
determined by looking at:
• Base compositions
• DNA-DNA or DNA-RNA Hybridization
• DNA or RNA sequencing
Base Composition
DNA Sequencing
RNA Sequencing
DNA Hybridization
Southern Blotting
Visualized DNA