User:RebeccaFein/sandbox
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Jump to navigationJump to searchWelcome to my sandbox...don't throw sand.RebeccaFein 14:42, 29 January 2013 (EST)
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Microbiology
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This is my favorite subject at the university level. I have always found infectious diseases to be especially interesting |
Microbiology is a branch of biology dealing with the study of microscopic life. The study includes the study of virii, bacteria, fungi, and parasites to name a few. Some of these organisms can cause illnesses in humans, and some are necessary for life to continue, such as the bacteria in the colon which aid in digestion of food.
[[pathogenic microbes come in two different types. Opportunistic and non-opportunisitic.
Opportunisitic ones are found naturally in the body and only become pathogenic when there are too many of them.]]
However, non-opportunisitic pathogenic microbes, simply cause disease.
