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Microbiology is the study of microorganisms such as fungus, bacteria, and viruses.KU.edu: What the heck is Microbiology ?
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Fast Facts
- Anton van Leeuwenhoek was the first scientist to observe microorganismsUCMP.Berkeley.edu: Antony Van Leeuwenhoek
- Louis Pasteur is often credited as the founder of MicrobiologyEncarta: Louis Pasteur
- Most microbes are harmless, but some do cause diseasesMicrobe World: Meet the Microbes
- 95% of all cells in the human body are bacteria living in the digestive tractScience Daily: Humans have ten times more bacteria than human cells
- Microbiology began as BacteriologyEncarta: Microbiology
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Types of Microbes
There are six major types of Microorganisms: Archaea, Bacteria, Fungi, Prostista, Viruses and Microbial Mergers.Microbe World: Meet the MicrobesThe study of microbes is practiced in areas such as Chemistry, Medicine, Agriculture and Biotechnology.Encarta: Microbiology -
Fields of Microbiology
There are many sub-disciplines in microbiology. Some of the more well known areas are Bacteriology, which is the general study, the classification and the examination of diseases caused by different types of bacteria;Encarta: Bacteriology Mycology, which deals with the study of the different types, characteristics and living conditions of fungi;Encarta: Mycology Protozoology, which is the study of protozoans; Phycology is the study of algae; Parasitology is the study of parasites; and Virology is the study of viruses.Bionewsonline: What is Microbiology? -
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Finished Physical Chemistry prob set, ChemE probset, and reading for Microbiology. Good thing I had a nap yesterday afternoon.
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@micktebble good :) just studying heaps... had my final exam for microbiology today, have biochem next week then holidays :) how bout you?
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Microbiology History
- Mahalo's Guide to: Biology
- Questia: Antony Van Leeuwenhoek and his "Little Animals"
- Questia: Louis Pasteur: The History of a Mind
- Washington State University: Brief History of Microbiology
- St. Louis Community College: Highlights in the History of Microbiology
- Microbiology Bytes: Brief History of Microbiology
- Historique.net: A History of Microbiology
