OpenStax Microbiology Chapter 4 Prokaryotic Diversity.

OpenStax Microbiology Chapter 4 Prokaryotic Diversity. Identify and describe Identify and describe Identify and describe unique examples of prokaryotes in various habitats on earth Habitat and Functions • Ubiquitous organisms • Hot springs • Antarctic ice shield • Deep sea • Functions • Soil formation • Nutrient production • Recycling elements • Environmental cleanup Symbiotic Relationships • Community • Cooperative • Competitive • Relationship examples • Staphylococcus epidermidis and dead skin • Diseases and parasitism • Microbiome • Resident • Transient Taxonomy and Systematics • Bergey’s Manual of Systematic Bacteriology • Morphology • Physiology • Biochemical • Classification by Staining patterns • Gram reaction • GC content • Constant change