In eukaryotes, microtubules are responsible for transport processes within the cell, and in Asgard archaea, they may have played a key role in the evolution of these microorganisms.

The tree of life is broken up into three domains: Bacteria, Eukarya and Archaea. Bacteria are tiny, simple cells with no nucleus. Eukaryotes, by contrast, keep their DNA in a nucleus and have ...

Marine microbiology is the study of the microorganisms (bacteria, archaea, viruses and microbial eukaryotes) in the marine environment, including their biodiversity, ecology and biogeochemistry.

Soil microbiology is the scientific discipline that is concerned with the study of all biological aspects of the microorganisms (bacteria, archaea, viruses, fungi, parasites and protozoa) that ...