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Major Groups of Microbial World Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Permission required for reproduction or display. 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