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.
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Campylobacter Infection Transmission from Pig to Human: Risk Analysis - Risk of disease from transmission of campylobacter jejuni and C. colifrom to meat consumers. A review using erythromycin antibiotic resistance as a marker.
Food Microbiology Course Support - An online course covering food poisoning, detection methods, safety management, and international control approaches. Links to relevant books and course's author.
Meta Description: [ Food microbiology information website providing academic research services to the food industry relating to food hygiene, food poisoning, spoilage and related issues. ]
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Food Microbiology Information Centre - Current news and information on topics related to the production of safe food.
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Two images of Yersinia enterocolitica by SEM - Yersinia enterocolitica is an ubiquitous food pathogen, the source of enterocolitis also called yersiniosis. Two images by scanning electron microscopy and some important links to other sites are shown.
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