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There is a document entitled 'Chapter 1 - Microbiology' at http://www2.ihs.gov/opheng/EH_Handbook/CH-1.doc in Microsoft .doc format that appears to be (at least in part) a work of the U.S. Indian Health Service.

See http://www.opheng.ihs.gov/ehh_index.cfm for more details -- it appears to be a draft.

However, its copyright status is unclear. If it is a work of the U.S. Federal Government or one of its agencies, then it is in the public domain, and we should be able to use it. -- Anon.

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Is this phrase from the opening paragraph supposed to say "much is NOT known" ? "Although much is now known in the field of microbiology, advances are being made regularly." the "now" and the second clause conflicts with the "although". I do not know anything about microbiology, however, so I present it to you as a possible typo. -jdw

I propose that this page be consolidated with Microorganism. Any opinions? -adam

I don't think that is such a good idea. There is much to be written about the field of microbiology (esp. in terms of history) that isn't at all appropriate for an article about microbes. --mav

So make this a page about Microbiology as a social undertaking, while microbe deals with the subject matter of Microbiology? Sounds good.

[edit] A Bulgarian innovation:human blood has normal microbial flora.

Dear Sir, November 10, 2003

Everybody can see on color photographs the microorganisms living in the blood of Bulgarian professors of medicine as normal microbial flora[www.585826.iam911.com ],but Bulgaria is one of the poorest country of Europe and this is the reason to ask you what must I do in order to get some information about the taxonomy of this unknown till present microorganisms.? I'm ready to any form of cooperation with anybody who use some kind of DNA investigations.

Sincerely E. Kalfin M. D., Ph. D. e-mail:dr_emil_kalfin@yahoo.com

[edit] Anon "contribution"

This text was added by User:24.131.1.139 but in doing so deleted all the external links. I have moved the text here and reverted. Onco p53 04:25, 28 Jan 2005 (UTC)

There are three classes of microbes, which include prions and viruses, the prokaryotic forms and the eukaryotic forms. Prions and viruses are acellular, meaning that they do not posess the tradition cell structure. They are in fact, not true organisms. Prions are little string of proteins, while a virus is a protein coated string of RNA or DNA. The prokaryotic forms of microbes, which are also the biggest and most important group in microbiology, are bacteria. They are mostly unicellular. Finally, the eukaryotic forms of microbes include algae, fungi and protozoans. They are the most complex of the three classes.

[edit] Considering large addition

I'd like to contribute significantly to this page to raise the quality on what I feel is a very important subject. I'm going to be working on a more detailed history paragraph as well as a better overall description of the field. I may add a picture as well, maybe a microscope or something along those lines. I see the difficulty being to get a good article here that doesn't cross-over with all the other sub-fields of biology. I see microbiology as second only to the larger discipline of biology as the mother of Molecular biology, Biochemistry, Cell biology, etc. Any comments? J Shultz 17:20, 19 Jun 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Re: Considering large addition

I'm a student studying microbiology, and completely agree this is an area of science frquently overlooked. It would be nice to have some information on how microbes have contributed to genome projects. The very first was done a virus and the first microbe (Haemophilus influenzae) was completed 1995 almost 10 years ahead of the human genome project.

[edit] Bacteriology - Microbiology

I agree that bacteriology is an important part of microbiology but the latter includes yeasts, protists and virii which are clearly not bacteria. I would vote to keep it separated. Spitshine 17:18, 31 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Chlamydia-like Microorganisms Live in Donor's Blood as Normal Flora

Chlamydia-like Microorganisms can be seen on 2 color photographs and on 10 electron microsop photographs in donor's blood in an article published in English in 2005.Every microbiologist can isolate this microorganisms from his/her blood and see them in his/her laboratory in order to study them moore carefuly and inform patients about the discovery of normal flora in human blood. E. Kalfin M.D.,Ph.d.

I´ve found a source on the subject, in case anyone is interested, and wants to see if there´s something useful for the WP article. I´ve not read it yet. Chlamydia-like Microorganisms Live in Donor's Blood as Normal Flora --Extremophile 14:59, 25 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Links removed from main page

http://www.bionews.in/ - looks like link spam

What is Link spam? If you think in that way, then, ninty percent links in wiki are link spam. This site I posted is very useful Microbiology News Site. If you think a News site focused on particular subject is link spam, then please delete the link. I am not associated with this site, anyway.

[edit] Earlier ideas on microbiology?

There were nothing like the classic greeks or someone else thinking way further in time, having ideas about microbiology? From the germ theory of disease article I´ve found this:

One of the earliest references to this theory appears in On Agriculture by Marcus Terentius Varro (published in 36 BCE) wherein there is a warning about locating a homestead in the proximity of swamps which reads "...and because there are bred certain minute creatures which cannot be seen by the eyes, which float in the air and enter the body through the mouth and nose and there cause serious diseases." (Varro On Agriculture 1,xii Loeb)

Girolamo Fracastoro proposed in 1546 that epidemic diseases are caused by transferable seedlike entities that could transmit infection by direct or indirect contact or even without contact over long distances.

Would not these things be consdiered something like "pre-microbiology"? --Extremophile 14:55, 25 April 2006 (UTC)

I think that could fit into this article in the history section. Something like "the existence of microorganisms was first hypothesised <your reference to Marcus Terentius Varro>. However, the first bacteria were not visualised until much later..." Mushin^talk 22:31, 25 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Wikiproject

Is there a wikiproject pertaining to Microbiology? -- Lost 07:33, 29 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Spirulina

spirulina could use some help with some of the basic factual stuff, it looks like its been taken over by a bunch of health food nuts. Don't get me wrong, spirulina might cure AIDS, but it seems to me it still needs some citations. --Niro5 15:21, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] embryology

A bit off-topic but I want to cast a wide net: Does anyone happen to know any embryologists? I think Embryology really needs a lot of expert attention. would sympathtic editors consider a positive vote here? [1]Slrubenstein | Talk 19:08, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

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