• Question: What is a microbiology?

    Asked by enow532teas76 on 20 Dec 2025.
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      Santosh Mahabala answered on 20 Dec 2025:

      Microbiology is the study of microscopic organisms. These organisms are so small that we can’t see them with naked eyes and need microscopes to see them.
      They include bacteria, fungi, viruses and protozoans. Some of them cause disease and some are useful to humans.

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      Min Yap answered on 22 Dec 2025:

      It is the study of really small forms of life, like germs, viruses, fungi. They are so small that we usually can’t see them clearly and need to use a microscope to see them (thus, micro-biology). They do so much and are everywhere – which makes them necessary to study and understand.

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      John Clark-Corrigall answered on 28 Jan 2026:

      Microbiology is the study of very small organisms, often ones we need a microscope to see. This includes bacteria, viruses, fungi and archaea. There are microorganisms in lots of different environments from the soil, to deserts, to the oceans, at high altitudes and in deep trenches. Some cause disease, some help us!

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