单词	archaea
释义	archaea plural noun ar·​chaea är-ˈkē-ə  : usually single-celled, prokaryotic microorganisms of a domain (Archaea) that includes methanogens and those of harsh environments (such as acidic hot springs, hypersaline lakes, and deep-sea hydrothermal vents) which obtain energy from a variety of sources (such as carbon dioxide, acetate, ammonia, sulfur, or sunlight) Characterized under the heading archaea, these creatures have an amazing lineage that extends deep in the geologic record to the twilight of Earth's organic origins. Todd Wilkinson … although archaea organize their DNA much as bacteria do (they also have no cell nucleus, for example), many aspects of the way the DNA gets processed are distinctly different. Instead, the processing is more similar to what goes in within eukaryotic cells. Olivia Judson Many of the archaea are thermophilic. These amazing "extremophiles" eke out a living in environments in which no other organism can survive. David W. Wolfe see archaean compare bacterium, eukaryote archaeal är-ˈkē-əl  adjective Hot springs in Yellowstone National Park have revealed head-spinning levels of archaeal diversity—including a pair of organisms that are the most primitive forms of life alive today. Carl Zimmer … the archaeal proteins responsible for several crucial cellular processes have a distinct structure from the proteins that perform the same tasks in bacteria. W. Ford Doolittle Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web The Dunaliella dies and the archaea and bacteria take over. Jennifer Billock, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 June 2022 That’s because microbes like bacteria and archaea coat surfaces in a sticky layer, a biofilm, that functions as a chemical and physical come-hither call for larger creatures such as barnacles and coral, Dr. Hamdan said. Katherine Kornei, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2020 Collectively, this consortium of bacteria, archaea, fungi and viruses are called our microbiota. Michelle Sconce Massaquoi, The Conversation, 3 Mar. 2020 Once software had assembled the short sequences of the original survey into longer fragments, the researchers checked for gene similarities to identify whether the fragment came from bacteria, complex cells, archaea, or viruses. John Timmer, Ars Technica, 13 Feb. 2020 But by 2015, the researchers had isolated an intriguing new species of archaea. Carl Zimmer, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2020 The point of contention is over tiny trace amounts of DNA found in the pool that belong to a category of life called archaea, or archaebacteria. Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 15 Nov. 2019 Called archaea, the microbes may be the ancestral link between complex and single-celled life. Danielle Hall, Smithsonian, 20 Apr. 2010 Pyroaerobiology, a new field of science with a badass name, seeks to understand how colonies of bacteria, fungi, archaea, and viruses are swept up in smoke. Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 20 Dec. 2019 See More Word History Etymology New Latin, from Greek archaios First Known Use 1990, in the meaning defined above Medical Definition archaea noun plural ar·​chaea är-ˈkē-ə  1 capitalized : a domain of primitive single-celled prokaryotic microorganisms including methane-producing forms and others that thrive in extremely salty or hot, often acidic environments They are largely Archaea, a domain of life first identified 20 years ago … Charles W. Petit and Laura Tangley, U.S. News & World Report 2 : microorganisms of the domain Archaea Many of the archaea are thermophilic. David W. Wolfe, Wilson Quarterly
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