Lecture 9 - Taxonomy of Bacteria and Archaea Flashcards
1
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taxonomy
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organisms are grouped together in a taxa based on shared characteristics
2
Q
taxonomic ranks
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- life
- domain
- superphylum
- phylum
- class
- order
- family
- genus
- species
3
Q
species
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a group of actually or potentially interbreeding natural populations which are reproductively isolated from other groups
4
Q
Bergey’s manual
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source on taxonomy of bacteria and archaea
