MICROBIOLOGY &
PARASITOLOGY
PARAGUYA, 2019

Bacteria
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Prokaryotes
Peptidoglycan cell walls
Binary fission
For Energy: use of organic
chemicals, inorganic chemicals,
or Photosynthesis

Archaea
Archaea
Prokaryotes
Lack peptidoglycan
Live in extreme
environments (extremophiles)
Include:
Methanogens
Extreme halophiles
Extreme thermophiles

Fungi
Fungi
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Eukaryotes
Chitin cell walls
Molds and
mushrooms
are
multicellular
Yeasts are unicellular

Protozoa
Protozoa
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Eukaryotes
May be motile by
means of
pseudopod, cilia or
flagella

Algae
Algae
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