Overview of Archaea
These microbes are classified as prokaryotes, their shapes are varied and can be rod-shaped, spherical, leaf-shaped, helical, and irregular in shape. They are widely distributed and play vital roles in multiple fields. In the human microbiome, they are critical for the gut, mouth as well as skin. Furthermore, their diverse metabolic forms and morphologies as well as geographical diversity allow them to participate in numerous ecological regulation activities, including carbon sequestration and maintenance of microbial symbiotic and syntrophic communities.
Habitats
Originally, these microorganisms were found in some extreme circumstances. In addition, many of them are also distributed in various high-salinity, acidic and anaerobic environments. Remarkably, some exist in the ocean, and archaea in the plankton are also a crucial part of the biota. Advances in detection methods have led to the discovery of archaea in nearly every habitat except the oceans. The cell wall structure of them is thought to be more stable under extreme conditions, which contributes to explaining why they can live in many hostile environments.
Fig.1 Abundance of creatures in different habitats. (Flemming, 2019)
Characteristics of Archaea
Typically, such microbes and bacteria have similar cellular structures but differ in cellular composition. Both of them lack inner membranes and organelles. Like bacteria, archaeal cell membranes are usually surrounded by cell walls, which are assembled from surface proteins and they swim with the aid of flagella. Compared to bacteria, one of the most striking features of archaea is the lack of peptidoglycan in their cell walls. Importantly, their cell walls also contain a variety of other elements, such as polysaccharides and glycoproteins. They reproduce asexually in several ways, such as multiple fission, fragmentation or budding. Generally, they do not involve mitosis and meiosis, so if archaea exist in more than one form, their genetic material is identical.
Antibodies (Abs) at Creative Biolabs
As an expert in the field of Abs, Creative Biolabs is committed to providing a variety of cost-effective anti-archaea Abs to facilitate the progress of your project. To ensure the quality of our Abs, we test our products in a variety of applications, such as immunoprecipitation, western blotting, immunofluorescence and flow cytometry. What's more, we can customize specific couplings according to your unique requirements, such as peroxidase (HRP) and fluorescent dyes. It is worth noting that all Ab products we provide are not for use in diagnostic procedures, all Abs are intended for research use only. If you are interested in our anti-archaea Abs, please feel free to contact us.
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Reference
- Flemming, H.C.; Wuertz, S. Bacteria and archaea on Earth and their abundance in biofilms. Nature Reviews Microbiology. 2008, 17(4): 247-260.
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Anti-A. pernix KvAP Monoclonal Antibody (Mouse mAb) (CAT#: MAS-0124-YJ7)
- Host: Mouse
- Reactivity: A. pernix
- Applications: ELISA; WB
- Conjugations: Conjugation could be customized
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For Research Use Only. Do NOT use in humans or animals.