Difference Between Archaebacteria and Eubacteria

Today, we’ll learn the difference between archaebacteria and eubacteria.

Characteristics	Archaebacteria	Eubacteria
Cell Wall	Cell walls lack peptidoglycan	Cell walls contain peptidoglycan
Habitat	Found in extreme environment	Found everywhere in the environment
Evolutionary history	These are primitive and oldest bacteria	These are advanced or true bacteria
Metabolic activity	They are always aerobic	They may be aerobic or anaerobic
Size	Size is 0.1-15 μm in diameter	Size is 0.5-5 μm in diameter
Body Organization	They are simple in their organization	They are more complex than archaebacteria
Sensitivity to antibiotics	Less sensitive to antibiotics	May show sensitivity or resistance to antibiotics
Reproduction	Reproduce asexually by binary fission	Reproduce through binary fission or other methods like conjugation
Methanogenesis	Some are capable of methanogenesis	Not involved in methanogenesis

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