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tobbebseenbwithbthebnakedbeye
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2.bAlgae
3.bProtozoa
4.bHelminths
5.bFungi
6.bViruses
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-bGenetics
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-bInteractionsbwithblivingbandbnonblivingbenvironment
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ogyb
2.bPublicbHealthbmicrobiologybandbEpidemiologyb
3.bImmunologyb
4.bIndustrialbMicrobiologyb
5.bAgriculturalbMicrobiologyb
6.bEnvironmentalbMicrobiology
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crobesbthatbcausesbdiseasebinbhumansbandbanimals
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diseasebinbcommunities.bUSPHS,bCDC,bWHO
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-bSafeguardsbourbfoodbandbwater
-bAlsobincludesbbiotechnology
-bRangesbfrombbreadbmakingbtobgenebtherapy
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bMicrobesbcanbbebusedbtobcreateblargebquantitiesbofbsubstances bsuchbasbaminobacids,bbeer,bdrugs,benz
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bDealsbwithbthebrelationshipsbbetweenbmicrobesbandbdomesticatedbplantsbandbanimals
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bAnimalbspecialistsbworkbwithbinfectiousbdiseasesbandbotherbassociationsbanimalsbhavebwithbmicroo
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habitats.b
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eu-karybmeans?bcorrectbanswersbtruebnucleus;bcellsbwithbabnucleusbarebclassifiedbasbeukaryotes
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gybarebconcernedbwithbmorebcomplexborganismsbsuchbasbmammals.bMicrobiologybisbconcernedbspe
cificallybwithbsmaller,bindividualborganisms.bMicrobiologistsbmightbbebconcernedbwithbsomethingb
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ferentbscales.
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-bProkaryotic
Algaebcorrectbanswersb-bUnicellularbmicroorganismsb
-bProkaryotic
-bFoodborbwaterbborne
-bReproducebAsexually
-bPhotosythetic
Protozoabcorrectbanswersb-bUnicellular
-bEukaryotic
-bLivebindependentlyborbasbparasites
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-bEukaryoticb
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bExample:bAbMicrobiologistbatbthebCDCbmaybexaminebabculturebofbthebinfluenzabvirusbinborderbtobu
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bMonitorbandbcontrolbthebspread bofbdiseasesbinbcommunitiesb
-bCDC,bUSPHS,b&bWHO
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bExample:bEpidemiologistsbconductbinterviewsbasbabpartbofbthebeffortbtobcurbbthebcholerabepidemicbi
nbHaiti
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bStudiesbthebwebbofbprotectivebsubstancesbandbcellsbproducedbinbresponsebtobinfection
-bVaccination,bbloodbtesting,bandballergy
-bImmunologistsbinvestigatebthebrolebofbthebimmunebsystembinbcancerbandbautoimmunebdiseases
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-bSafeguardsbourbfoodbandbwaterb
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bMicrobesbcanbbebusedbtobcreateblargebquantitiesbofbsubstances bsuchbasbaminobacids,bbermbdrugs, ben
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bConcernedbwithbthebrelationshipbbetweenbmicrobesbandbdomesticatedbplantsbandbanimals
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bAnimalbspecialistsbfocusbonbinfectiousbdiseasesbandbotherbassociationsbanimalsbhavebwithbmicroorg
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bStudiesbthebeffect bofbmicrobesbonbthebEarth'sbdiversebhabitats
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organismbevolvedblast?bcorrectbanswersbProkaryoticbcellsboriginatedbfist,bfollowedbbybEukaryoticbc
ells,bandblastlybviruses