Kingdom Archeabacteria
Grand Prismatic Spring - Yellowstone Park
Many of the colors are due to archaebacteria
that thrive in this extremely hot environment.
Photo courtesy of Jim Peaco, NPS
Kingdom Eubacteria
Tuberculosis is caused by the bacteria
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Photo courtesy of Janice Haney Carr, CDC
Bacteria are grouped into one of two Domains, each containing a single kingdom.
Domain Bacteria contains Kingdom Eubacteria while, Domain Archaea contains the Kingdom Archaebacteria.
Archaebacteria often live in extreme environments that are very hot, acidic, or salty.
Click on the picture of the hot spring that gets its color from bacteria that are found in the Kingdom Archaebacteria.