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Taxa
8 recordsArchaea
A domain of cellular life distinct from Bacteria and Eukarya, with diverse metabolisms and habitats.
Bacteria
One of the three domains of cellular life, comprising prokaryotic organisms with extensive metabolic and ecological diversity.
Cyanobacteria
A group of bacteria that perform oxygenic photosynthesis and contribute to aquatic and terrestrial primary production.
Escherichia coli
A diverse bacterial species that includes harmless strains as well as strains associated with disease.
North American deer mouse
Peromyscus maniculatus, a rodent that serves as an important reservoir host for Sin Nombre virus in the United States.
Orthoebolavirus zairense
A species of filovirus that includes viruses responsible for Ebola disease outbreaks.
Orthohantavirus sinnombreense
A hantavirus species whose reservoir in the United States is chiefly the deer mouse and that can cause hantavirus pulmonary syndrome.
Plasmodium falciparum
A protozoan parasite and a major cause of severe malaria in humans.