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Prokaryotes - Coggle Diagram
Prokaryotes
Bacteria
Proteobacteria
Alpha Proteobacteria
mitochondria evolved from aerobic alpha proteobacteria through endosymbiosis
Rhizobium
Agrobacterium
Epsilon Proteobacteria
most are pathogenic
Campylobacter
Helicobacter pylori
Beta Proteobacteria
include aquatic species and pathogens
nutritionally diverse
Nitrosomonas
Delta Proteobacteria
myxobacteria
bdellovibrios
Gamma Proteobacteria
autotrophs
sulfur bacteria
heterotrophs
pathogenic
Escherichia coli
Spirochetes
helical gram-negative heterotrophs
some are parasites
Treponema pallidum
Borrelia burgdorferi
Cyanobacteria
gram-negative photoautotrophs
plants chloroplast likely evolved by endosymbiosis
abundant components of
freshwater and marine phytoplankton
Gram-Positive Bacteria
Colony-forming groups
Solitary species
Mycoplasmas
Chlamydias
parasites that live in animal cells
Chlamydia trachomatis
nongonococcal urethritis
Archaea
extremophiles
Extreme halophiles
live in highly saline environments
Extreme thermophiles
live in very hot environments
Methanogens
live in swamps and marshes
strict anaerobes
crucial roles
Ecological interactions
symbiotic relationships with larger organisms
mutualism
commensalism
parasitism
pathogens
Exotoxins
Endotoxins
Chemical recycling
chemoheterotrophic prokaryotes
decomposers
research and technology
to make natural plastics
to produce ethanol from agricultural and municipal waste
bioremediation
component of a component
of biodegradeable plastics