Microorganism: Difference between revisions

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]].

 

{{See also|History of biology|Microbiology#History}}