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III. Present-Day Interactions Between Domains - Coggle Diagram
Topics and Subtopics:
- Impact on Ecosystems and Biotechnology
- Biogeochemical cycles: Nitrogen, sulfur, carbon cycles involving inter-domain interactions.
- Application in biotechnology: Genetic engineering, synthetic biology, microbial ecology.
- Microbial Interactions Across Domains
- Examples of mutualistic interactions:
- Nitrogen fixation by bacteria and archaea in plant root systems.
- Gut microbiota: Eukaryotic organisms (humans) and bacteria.
- Symbiotic relationships: Mutualism, commensalism, parasitism.
- Predatory interactions: Eukaryotic predators (e.g., amoebas) feeding on bacteria.
- Metabolic and Genetic Exchange Between Domains
- Gene sharing between Archaea and Bacteria in extremophiles.
- Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) in natural environments.
- The role of plasmids in genetic exchange between domains.