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Archaea

Definitions

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  • proper noun A taxonomic domain of single-celled organisms lacking nuclei, formerly called archaebacteria but now known to differ fundamentally from bacteria.

Etymologies

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From Ancient Greek ἀρχαῖα (arkhaia, "ancient"), neuter plural of ἀρχαῖος (arkhaios, "ancient").

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Examples

  • Bacteria such as E. coli made up a second domain, and Woese and Fox set apart the methane-producing microbes in a domain of their own, which they called Archaea .

    The Decline and Fall of the Animal Kingdom 2007

  • Baker probed the gene fragments more thoroughly to turn up three Archaea from a totally unknown group, probably representing a new phylum among the several dozen known phyla of Archaea.

    Archive 2006-12-01 2006

  • "Archaebacteria" - microorganisms, more properly referred to as Archaea (which is its own Domain seperate from Bacteria and Eukarya) as they are not bacteria, found in extremee environments; geysers, deep sea black smokers, the difference between them and other life is greater than the differences between plant and animal life

    nessus Diary Entry nessus 2008

  • The falsely labeled "Archaea" bacteria, tube worms, which have evolved to live at temperatures of up to 110 degrees Fahrenheit, and the hyperthermophilic bacteria, which have evolved to live at water temperatures of up to 239 degrees Fahrenheit will be the last life on Earth because of their ability to live at high temperatures ..

    democracyarsenal.org 2009

  • The falsely labeled "Archaea" bacteria, tube worms, which have evolved to live at temperatures of up to 110 degrees Fahrenheit, and the hyperthermophilic bacteria, which have evolved to live at water temperatures of up to 239 degrees Fahrenheit will be the last life on Earth because of their ability to live at high temperatures ..

    democracyarsenal.org 2009

  • The falsely labeled "Archaea" bacteria, tube worms, which have evolved to live at temperatures of up to 110 degrees Fahrenheit, and the hyperthermophilic bacteria, which have evolved to live at water temperatures of up to 239 degrees Fahrenheit will be the last life on Earth because of their ability to live at high temperatures ..

    TalkLeft 2008

  • His discovery swings open a big door to new questions as to how the Archaea live and from where they derive their energy.

    Karin Kloosterman: Dead Sea Nakedness Reveals New Life Karin Kloosterman 2011

  • He says: The micro-organisms in the Dead Sea water mainly belong to the domain Archaea and they number around 1,000-10,000 per ml much lower than regular sea water.

    Karin Kloosterman: Dead Sea Nakedness Reveals New Life Karin Kloosterman 2011

  • His discovery swings open a big door to new questions as to how the Archaea live and from where they derive their energy.

    Karin Kloosterman: Dead Sea Nakedness Reveals New Life Karin Kloosterman 2011

  • The three domains include diverse life forms such as the Eukarya (organisms, including humans, yeast, and plants, whose cells have a DNA-containing nucleus) as well as Bacteria and Archaea (two distinct groups of unicellular microorganisms whose DNA floats around in the cell instead of in a nucleus).

    Darwin’s Theory of Universal Common Ancestry Confirmed in First Large-Scale Test | Impact Lab 2010

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