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Major Groups of Microbial World
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Microbial World
Infectious agents
(non-living)
Organisms
(living)
Domain
Bacteria
Archaea
Viruses
Eucarya
Eukaryotes
Prokaryotes (unicellular)
Algae
(unicellular or
multicellular)
Protozoa
(unicellular)
Protists
Fungi
(unicellular or
multicellular)
Helminths
(multicellular
parasites)
Viroids
Prions
Type
Bacteria
Algae
Fungi
Protozoa
Virus
P/E
S/M
Growth
Unique
Prokaryote
Single
Cellular
Ubiquitous in
environment
Replicates by
binary fission;
Peptidoglycan cell
wall
Eukaryotic
Multi- and
Single
Cellular
Aquatic
environments;
Photosynthetic
Contain
Chloroplasts
Rigid cell wall
(cellulose)
Eukaryotic
Multi- and
Single
Cellular
Terrestrial
environments,
use organic
matter for food
Many forms: yeast,
mold, mushrooms;
Cell wall (chitin)
Eukaryotic
Single
Cellular
Both aquatic
and terrestrial
environments
Motile, pathogenic
parasites
Obligate
intracellular
parasite
Nucleic acid
packaged in protein
coat
Non-living
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