HUMAN NUTRITION

Detailed explanation-1: -Microbes refer to a class of “micro-scale” organisms. This refers to single bodies that are too small for us see with the naked eye. By the same token, we have microbiology, the study of microbes. Examples of microbes include bacteria, fungi, algae, and protozoa.

Detailed explanation-2: -Technically a microorganism or microbe is an organism that is microscopic. The study of microorganisms is called microbiology. Microorganisms can be bacteria, fungi, archaea or protists. The term microorganisms does not include viruses and prions, which are generally classified as non-living.

Detailed explanation-3: -Microbial diversity is truly staggering, yet all these microbes can be grouped into five major types: Viruses, Bacteria, Archaea, Fungi, and Protists.

Detailed explanation-4: -As knowledge of the microbial world has expanded, words like ‘microbe’ or ‘microorganism’ are still used as blanket terms that could refer to individuals from various groups, such as bacteria, fungi, viruses or protozoa. Microbes represent all 3 domains of life, as well as infectious particles, like viruses.