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Micro-organisms
Micro-organisms
Micro- very small
Organism- a living thing.
Bacteria
Some
different
shapes of
bacteria
Structure of bacteria
Flagellum (Tail for movement)
Cytoplasm
Strand
of DNA
Cell wall
Cell
membrane
Slimy capsule
How fast!
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Good bacteria
Good bacteria
Bacteria help to
break down
faeces (poo) in
sewage works.
Mouth bacterium
Viruses
Viruses are extremely small
NON-LIVING
because they
do not fulfil all of the
MRS GREN criteria.
Structure of viruses
Examples of viruses
A T4 bacteriophage. This
infects only bacterial cells,
in this case only E. coli
Measles virus
Electron microscope
measles virus
picture of the
From this
To this
Fungi
Examples of fungi
Mould growing a
bread bun
Athletes foot
Oral thrush
(So a pathogen
is the scientific name for a germ!)