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Microorganism

A microorganism, or microbe, is an organism of microscopic size, which may exist in its single-celled form or as a colony of cells. The possible existence of unseen microbial life was suspected from antiquity, with an early attestation in Jain literature authored in 6th-century BC India. The scientific study of microorganisms began with their observation…

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Microorganism

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Avg. degree1.99
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related to External links · 28
Microorganism → American Academy, Archived, CBCNews, Environment, February, Gary Roberts, Genome News NetworkMedical Microbiology, Life EukaryotesMicrobe News, MadisonMicroorganisms, Metagenomics Archived, Microbes, MicrobiologyUnderstanding Our Microbial Planet, National Academy, On-line, Our Microbial Planet Archived, Report, Sciences, September, The New Science, Their Activities
related to 19th century · 15
Microorganism → Although, Bacillus, Based, By, He, In, Koch, Koch's, Louis Pasteur, Nothing, Pasteur, Pasteur's, Robert Koch, This, Thus
related to Ancient precursors · 14
Microorganism → According, BC, By, India, Jainism, Jains, Mahavira, Mahavira's, Many, Marcus Terentius Varro, On Agriculture, Roman, The, These
related to Eukaryotes · 14
Microorganism → Chloroplasts, Deoxyribonucleic, DNA, Golgi, However, Like, Microbial, Mitochondria, Most, The, They, This, Unicellular, Unlike
related to Ecology · 13
Microorganism → Bacteria, DNA, Earth's, Extremophiles, If, In, Many, Microorganisms, North, RNA, Some, South, They
related to Extremophiles · 13
Microorganism → Acidophiles, Alkaliphiles, Deinococcus, Earth's, Extremophiles, Gy, Halobacterium, Halophiles, Piezophiles, Psychrophiles, Temperatures, Thermophiles, They
related to Evolution · 12
Microorganism → Bacteria, Earth, Further, Microorganisms, Most, Permian, Precambrian, Siberian Traps, Single-celled, The, This, Triassic
related to Chemicals, enzymes · 11
Microorganism → Acetobacter, Aspergillus, Clostridium, Cyclosporin, Lactobacillus, Microorganisms, Monascus, Organic, Streptococcus, Streptokinase, Tolypocladium
related to In fiction · 9
Microorganism → Drix, Earth, In, Osmosis Jones, Ozzy, The, The War, Wells's, Worlds
see also · 9
Microorganism → Budapest Treaty, Catalogue, Deposit, International Recognition, LifeImpedance, Microorganisms, Patent Procedure, Purposes, Treaty

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microorganisms bacteria organisms life many also eukaryotes archaea cells cell algae unicellular microbes plants microbial diseases species protists multicellular found

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very hot or very cold conditionsinstance ofSome are adapted to extremes0.80text
others to high pressureinstance ofSome are adapted to extremes0.80text
and a fewinstance ofSome are adapted to extremes0.80text
such as Deinococcus radioduransinstance ofSome are adapted to extremes0.80text
to high radiation environmentsinstance ofSome are adapted to extremes0.80text
Euglena that did not fit into either the animal or plant kingdomsinstance ofthey do retain historical importance to the development of scientific thought and are still being used today.The discovery of microorganisms0.80text
since they were photosynthetic like plantsinstance ofthey do retain historical importance to the development of scientific thought and are still being used today.The discovery of microorganisms0.80text
but motile like animalsinstance ofthey do retain historical importance to the development of scientific thought and are still being used today.The discovery of microorganisms0.80text
led to the naming of a third kingdom in the 1860sinstance ofthey do retain historical importance to the development of scientific thought and are still being used today.The discovery of microorganisms0.80text
myxobacteria can aggregate into complex swarming structuresinstance ofSome species0.80text
operating as multicellular groups as part of their life cycleinstance ofSome species0.80text
or form clusters in bacterial colonies such as E. coli.Their genome is usually a circular bacterial chromosomeinstance ofSome species0.80text

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