Transcript What are microbes?

Welcome to the
wonderful world
of microbes!
What
are
microbes?
What
are
What aremicrobes?
microbes?
Microbe
isisaaterm
for
tiny
creatures
that
Microbe
term
for
tiny
creatures
that
Microbe
is
a
term
for
tiny
creatures
that
individually
are
too
small
totobe
seen
with
the
individually
are
too
small
be
seen
with
the
individually
are
too
small
to
be
seen
with
the
unaided
eye.
Microbes
include
bacteria,
archaea,
unaided
include
bacteria,
archaea,
unaidedeye.
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Microbes
include
bacteria,
archaea,
fungi
and
protists.
fungi
and
fungi andprotists.
protists.
Virus
Virus
Virus
Fungi
Fungi
Fungi
Bacteria
Archaea
Protists
Fungi
Virus
Microbes come
in many shapes
Microbes live
everywhere
How small is small?
Microbes
grow very,
very fast!
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Microbes
can really move!
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Microbes
are
very, very
old
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Our
planet
is
over 4
billion
years old
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Microbes do good things!
Bioremediation
Bioproduction
&
Fermentation
Agriculture
Antibiotics
Microbes make us
healthy
Microbes can cause disease
Say no to dough
Wash up
Get your shots
Don’t eat pink meat
Take your medicine
Don’t drink streamwater
Wash before you eat
Take it easy
Beware of wild animals
How do we spread germs?
Wash your hands!
How well do you wash
your hands?
Let’s find out!
Hand cleaning experiment
1. Spread lotion on your hands
2. Sprinkle glitter on your hands
3. Touch your pencil, shake hands, scratch your nose
4. Use the wipe to clean your hand as fast as usual - how
much glitter disappears?
5. Use the sink and really wash, with soap and warm
water - how much more glitter disappears?
Thanks for thinking about
microbes!
Acknowledgements:
http://www.microbe.org/
http://www.microbeworld.org/htm/aboutmicro
/gallery/gallery_start.htm
http://www.cellsalive.com/
http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/dlc-me/zoo/
Center for Microbial Diversity
Yale University