Some Learning Goals
Features of Kingdoms (Domains) Bacteria and Archaea
Cellular Detail and Reproduction of Bacteria
Size, Form, and Classification of Bacteria
Kingdom Bacteria (Domain Bacteria)—The True Bacteria
Phylum Bacteriophyta
Human Relevance of the Unpigmented, Purple, and Green Sulfur Bacteria
Composting and Compost
True Bacteria and Disease
Koch’s Postulates
True Bacteria Useful to Humans
Class Cyanobacteriae—The Cyanobacteria (Blue-Green Bacteria)
Introduction
Distribution
Form, Metabolism, and Reproduction
Cyanobacteria, Chloroplasts, and Oxygen
Human Relevance of the Cyanobacteria
Class Prochlorobacteriae—The Prochlorobacteria
Kingdom Archaea (Domain Archaea)—The Archaebacteria
The Methane Bacteria
The Salt Bacteria
The Sulfolobus Bacteria
Human Relevance of the Archaebacteria
Viruses
Introduction
Size and Structure
Bacteriophages
Viral Reproduction
Human Relevance of Viruses
Viroids and Prions
Summary
Review Questions
Discussion Questions
Additional Reading
Learning Online