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What is Microbiology?

Microbiology is a specialized field of biology that deals with living things ordinarily too small to be seen without a magnification...

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A brief story of Microbiology

The earliest microscopic observations appear to have been made between 1625 and 1630 on bees and weevils by the Italian Francesco...

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The Microbes in Microbiology

The major groups of organism studied in microbiology are bacteria, archea, algae, fungi, viruses and protozoa...

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Spontaneous Generation

The major groups of organism studied in microbiology are bacteria, archea, algae, fungi, viruses and protozoa...

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Germ theory disease

Louis Pasteur introduced techniques that are still used today. He made enormous contributions to our understanding of the microbial role...

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Microbial Nutrition: Nutrients

Nutrition is a process by which nutrients are acquired from the environment and used in cellular activities..

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Classification of Microorganisms

Organisms can be classified into taxonomic categories (taxa), based on the difference and similarities among them.

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Microbial Nutrition: Nutritional Types

The main determinants of a microorganisms nutritional type are it sources of carbon and energy...

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