Microbiology is the study of microorganisms, which are unicellular or cell-cluster microscopic organisms. This includes eukaryotes (with a nucleus) such as fungi and protists, and prokaryotes (without a nucleus) such as bacteria and viruses (though viruses are not strictly classed as living organisms).

Although much is now known in the field of microbiology, advances are being made regularly. In actual fact, the most common estimates suggest that we have studied only about 1% of all of the microbes in any given environment. Thus, despite the fact that over three hundred years have passed since the discovery of microbes, the field of microbiology is clearly in its infancy relative to other biological disciplines such as zoology, botany or even entomology.

History

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Bacteria were first observed by Anton van Leeuwenhoek in 1676 using a single-lens microscope of his own design. The name "bacterium" was introduced much later, by Ehrenberg in 1828, derived from the Greek word βακτηριον meaning "small stick". While Antony van Leeuwenhoek is often cited as the first microbiologist, the first recorded microbiological observation, that of the fruiting bodies of molds, was made earlier in 1665 by Robert Hooke.

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babysitting. studying microbiology. fuckin awesome saturday night, eh? i hate being alone all that damn time.
ErinJMisfit (Erin Kronbach) Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:08:15 -0000
babysitting. studying microbiology. fuckin awesome saturday night, eh? i hate being alone all that damn time.
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@jemifraser Thanks I'm really excited about the robotics and the microbiology books. :)
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Bought 3 books for idea with future stories: Microbiology in Action, Robotics, and The Universe at Midnight. Where will they lead? Exciting

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