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Types of microorganisms
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Bacteria, Algae, Protozoa, Helminths, and Fungi
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Biotechnology
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Any process in which humans use the metabolism of living things to arrive at a desired product.
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Fields of study in microbiology
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geomicrobiology, marine microbiology, astromicrobiology
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Human uses of microbes
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To improve life and even to shape civilization.
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Pathogens
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An agent that causes disease
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Top World Wide infectious disease
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Respiratory infections, AIDS, Diarrheal diseases, Tuberculosis, Malaria, Measles, Hepatitis B, Tetanus, Parasitic diseases, Misc.
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Famous scientist in microbiology
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Leeuwenhoek, Louis Pasteur
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Scientific method
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The general approach take by a scientist to explain a certain phenomenon
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Taxonomy
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The science of classifying living beings
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Scientific nomenclature
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A set system for scientifically naming organisms, enzymes, anatomical structures, and so on.
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