Brock Biology of Microorganisms (14th Edition)
Brock Biology of Microorganisms (14th Edition)
14th Edition
ISBN: 9780321897398
Author: Michael T. Madigan, John M. Martinko, Kelly S. Bender, Daniel H. Buckley, David A. Stahl, Thomas Brock
Publisher: PEARSON
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Microbiology serves as a basic and applied biological science. The study of microorganisms is referred as microbiology which deals with the genetic and biochemical properties of all microbes. Microorganisms are small and free living cells present everywhere in the environment. These microbes are single-celled, prokaryotic organisms, live in a complex microbial community and exhibited both detrimental and beneficial roles of humans, animals and plants.

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The microbiology interconnected two themes: (1) Basic science, and (2) Applied science.

  1. 1) Basic science: It deals with the understanding of fundamental processes using the microbial cells. By studying these microbes, microbiologists understand the chemical and physical process of life shares the common features.
  2. 2) Applied science: Microorganisms affect the life activities of all living organisms directly or indirectly by various ways. In humans, the microorganisms are used in the field of medicine, agriculture, and industrial purposes. It particularly affects the human life everyday by its uses, such as soil fertility, automobile fuels.

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