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Microbes are [[Microbes in human culture|important in human culture]] and [[health]] in many ways, serving to [[fermentation in food processing|ferment foods]] and [[sewage treatment|treat sewage]], and to [[algae fuel|produce fuel]], [[enzyme]]s, and other [[bioactive compound]]s. Microbes are essential tools in [[biology]] as [[model organism]]s and have been put to use in [[biological warfare]] and [[bioterrorism]]. Microbes are a vital [[soil microbiology|component of fertile soil]]. In the [[human body]], microorganisms make up the [[human microbiota]], including the essential [[gut flora]]. The [[pathogen]]s responsible for many [[infectious disease]]s are microbes and, as such, are the target of [[hygiene|hygiene measures]].
==Discovery==
{{See also|History of biology|Microbiology#History}}
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* [[Petri dish]]
* [[Staining]]
* [[Budapest Treaty]] (Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure)
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