ar·chae·bac·te·ri·um

(är′kē-băk-tîr′ē-əm)

n. pl. ar·chae·bac·te·ri·a

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ar·chae·bac·te·ri·um

(är′kē-băk-tîr′ē-əm)

See archaeon.

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Noun

archaebacterium - considered ancient life forms that evolved separately from bacteria and blue-green algae

archaebacteria, archaeobacteria, archeobacteria

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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References in periodicals archive

Lanyi, "Hysteretic behavior of an ATPase from the archaebacterium, Halobacterium saccharovorum," The Journal ofBiological Chemistry, vol.

Insight into the Mechanistic Basis of the Hysteretic-Like Kinetic Behavior of Thioredoxin-Glutathione Reductase (TGR)

Mille, "Biodegradation of hydrocarbons by an extremely halophilic archaebacterium," Letters in Applied Microbiology, vol.

Diversity and Niche of Archaea in Bioremediation

Chapter 9 explores the evolution of eukaryotic cells (ones with a nucleus, such as those in the human body) as a merger of an archaebacterium and a eubacterium.

The Society of Genes

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