BIOL-2026EL Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Microfauna, Telecom Enforcement Resource And Monitoring, Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek

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Microbes are forms of life (mostly) too small to be seen with the naked eye (bacteria, archaea, fungi, algae, protists, viruses). The field examines how microbes interact with humans, the environment, with food, etc. , and how they can be used by humans (among other aspects) Has given rise to many aspects of molecular biology and biotechnology. Food: fungal fruiting bodies, ethanol, yogurt, many organic acids from citrate to msg. Making enzymes and other molecules: used in medicine and many industrial products. Producing fertilizer: nitrogen fixers in deliberately planted crops. Disease: combating human, animal, crop, and tree pathogens. Rust: (arguably one of the most costly microbial problems worldwide) biofilm plugging. Acid mine drainage: enhanced oxidation of reduced fe and s containing minerals via bacteria. Methylation of heavy metals: eg. of hg in wetlands and lakes. Robert hooke (born in 1635 on the isle of wright, england; studied at oxford) known as:

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