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  2. Bacteria - Wikipedia

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    Mutation rates vary widely among different species of bacteria and even among different clones of a single species of bacteria. [134] Genetic changes in bacterial genomes emerge from either random mutation during replication or "stress-directed mutation", where genes involved in a particular growth-limiting process have an increased mutation rate.

  3. Three-domain system - Wikipedia

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    The three-domain system adds a level of classification (the domains) "above" the kingdoms present in the previously used five- or six-kingdom systems.This classification system recognizes the fundamental divide between the two prokaryotic groups, insofar as Archaea appear to be more closely related to eukaryotes than they are to other prokaryotes – bacteria-like organisms with no cell nucleus.

  4. Bacterial taxonomy - Wikipedia

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    Bacteria were at first classified based solely on their shape (vibrio, bacillus, coccus etc.), presence of endospores, gram stain, aerobic conditions and motility. This system changed with the study of metabolic phenotypes, where metabolic characteristics were used. [83]

  5. List of model organisms - Wikipedia

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    Pichia pastoris (Komagataella phaffii), widely used in biochemical research and industry as an expression system for protein production, as well as genetic study; Rhizophagus irregularis, used for studying arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis. [8] [9] Saccharomyces cerevisiae (baker's yeast or budding yeast), used in brewing and baking.

  6. Monera - Wikipedia

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    die Gymnomoneren (no envelope [sic.]): Gymnomonera Protogenes — such as Protogenes primordialis, an unidentified amoeba (eukaryote) and not a bacterium; Protamaeba— an incorrectly described/fabricated species; Vibrio — a genus of comma-shaped bacteria first described in 1854 [11] Bacterium — a genus of rod-shaped bacteria first ...

  7. Biological dark matter - Wikipedia

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    Biological dark matter is an informal term for unclassified or poorly understood genetic material. This genetic material may refer to genetic material produced by unclassified microorganisms. By extension, biological dark matter may also refer to the un-isolated microorganisms whose existence can only be inferred from the genetic material that ...

  8. Gram-negative bacteria - Wikipedia

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    Gram-negative bacteria are bacteria that, unlike gram-positive bacteria, do not retain the crystal violet stain used in the Gram staining method of bacterial differentiation. [1] Their defining characteristic is that their cell envelope consists of a thin peptidoglycan cell wall sandwiched between an inner ( cytoplasmic ) membrane and an outer ...

  9. Microorganism - Wikipedia

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    Like archaea, bacteria are prokaryotic – unicellular, and having no cell nucleus or other membrane-bound organelle. Bacteria are microscopic, with a few extremely rare exceptions, such as Thiomargarita namibiensis. [53] Bacteria function and reproduce as individual cells, but they can often aggregate in multicellular colonies. [54]