Prokaryotes: bacteria and archaea

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Prokaryotic diversity

1 Prokaryotes, the first inhabitants of earth

2 Microbial mats

3 Stromatolites

4 The ancient atmosphere

5 Microbes are adaptable: life in moderate and extreme environments

6 Prokaryotes in the dead sea

7 Unculturable prokaryotes and the viable-but-non-culturable state

8 The ecology of biofilms

9 Section summary

10 Art connections

Structure of prokaryotes

1 The prokaryotic cell

2 The plasma membrane

3 The cell wall

5 Section summary

6 Art connections

Prokaryotic metabolism

Bacterial diseases in humans

1 Long history of bacterial disease

2 The plague of athens

3 Bubonic plagues

4 Migration of diseases to new populations

5 Emerging and re-emerging diseases

6 Biofilms and disease

7 Antibiotics: are we facing a crisis?

8 One of the superbugs: mrsa

9 Foodborne diseases

10 Section summary

Beneficial prokaryotes

1 Cooperation between bacteria and eukaryotes: nitrogen fixation

2 Early biotechnology: cheese, bread, wine, beer, and yogurt

3 Using prokaryotes to clean up our planet: bioremediation

4 Section summary

Source: OpenStax, Biology. OpenStax CNX. Feb 29, 2016 Download for free at http://cnx.org/content/col11448/1.10

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