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Introduction to Microbiology
What is?
Is the study of microscopic organisms
They are referred to as microbes or microorganisms.
That are too small to be seen with the naked eye.
Or living things
Theese living organisms can only be observed under a microscope
Examples:
Bacteria.
Viruses.
Archaea.
Protozoa.
Microscopic yeasts.
Fungi.
Microscopic algae.
Characteristics
Their evolution behaviour
Behaviour
Biochemistry
Ecology
Physiology
Estructure and activity of the microbial cells
Prokaryotes differ from eukaryotes in size and
simplicity
Most lack internal membrane systems
Term prokaryotes is becoming blurred
This text will use Bacteria and Archaea
Size
(Mycoplasma)
(E. coli)
Epulopiscium
fishelsoni
Shape
Cocci (s., coccus) spheres
Diplococci (s., diplococcus) pairs
Streptococci chains
Staphylococci Grape-like clusters
Tetrads 4 cocci in a square
The impact of the microbial cells in the humans
Microorganisms are known for their capacity to inhabit
and thrive in a broad range of natural environments.
Diverse and abundant microbes are associated with humans
Forming microbial communities called the human microbiota.
The human microbiota is also quite diverse and inhabits
different locations in the body
Some external such as the skin, and others internal like the mucosal epithelia of the intestine
Vagina
The respiratory tract
Microbiota
Consists of viruses and unicellular microbes
Bacteria
Archaea
Eukaryotes
Has been linked to a wide range of phenotypes
associated with health and disease