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| − | In [[biology]], a '''microbe''' (or microorganism) is an organism that is too small to be seen with the naked human eye. Microbes were discovered in 1675 by Anton van Leeuwenhoek and sparked interest in the field that would come to be known as microbiology.<ref>www.microbes.info</ref> | + | In [[biology]], a '''microbe''' (or microorganism) is an organism that is too small to be seen with the naked human eye, such as [[virus]]es and [[bacteria]], and can only be seen with a microscope.<ref>http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/about/terms/glossary.htm#m</ref> |
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| + | Microbes were discovered in 1675 by [[Anton van Leeuwenhoek]] and sparked interest in the field that would come to be known as [[microbiology]].<ref>http://www.microbes.info</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 15:09, June 3, 2008
In biology, a microbe (or microorganism) is an organism that is too small to be seen with the naked human eye, such as viruses and bacteria, and can only be seen with a microscope.[1]
Microbes were discovered in 1675 by Anton van Leeuwenhoek and sparked interest in the field that would come to be known as microbiology.[2]