6th Edition 2008 Why? Microbe: good or bad Goals? Facts, concepts of microbial world Roles in daily life Health-related aspects of microbiology Microbial identification Microbial diversity Wide range of potential career goals and interests true contribution and biological role of microorganisms underestimated < 1% microorganism can be studied in the laboratory. biodiversity PART I LIFE AND DEATH OF MICROORGANISMS PART II THE MICROBIAL WORLD PART III MICROORGANISMS AND HUMANS PART IV INFECTIONS DISEASE PART V APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY Chapter 30 – Microbial Ecology Chapter 31 – Environmental Microbiology: Chapter 32 – Food Microbiology Humans and the Microbial World Chapter 1 Introduction • Microbiology is the study of organisms too small to be seen with human eye a branch of biology • Includes several sub-disciplines – – – – – Bacteriology Virology Food microbiology Environmental microbiology others Introduction continued Microbiolo gy was born when microscope was invented Hooke ma...