What am I?
protist
(amoeba)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6rnhiMxtKU
Bird flu virus T4 Bacteriophage Ebola virus
Viruses - electron microscopy images – viruses are tiny! - variety of morphology
cyanobacteria proteobacteria
Prokaryotes: Eubacteria - proteobacteria and cyanobacteria are believed to be precursors to mitochondria and chloroplasts in eukaryotes
Vibrio cholerae Borrelia burgdorferi
- responsible for causing many diseases in humans, but some are beneficial
extreme thermophiles methanogens
Prokaryotes: Archaea - differ from eubacteria in cell membrane and cell wall chemical makeup
psychrophiles halophiles
- inhabit extreme environments
Protists - wide variety of morphology, feeding modes, and reproduction strategies - e.g. amoebas, red algae, diatoms, slime moulds
Source: “Pandemics: Google takes on real viruses” The Guardian. 21 Oct 2008. 3 Oct 2012 <http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/oct/21/google-healthcare>
Some Photo Credits: Source: “Researcher charged with smuggling stolen ebola virus” Popular Science. 21 May 2009. 3 Oct 2012 <http://www.popsci.com/scitech/article/2009-05/ebola-smuggling>
Source: Introduction to the Cyanobacteria. University of California Museum of Paleontology. 3 Oct 2012 <http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/bacteria/cyanointro.html>
Source: Introduction to the Cyanobacteria. University of California Museum of Paleontology. 3 Oct 2012 <http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/bacteria/cyanointro.html>