Microorganisms and MicrobiologyChapter1Chapteroutline1.1Whatisamicrobe?1.2TheimportanceofMicrobiology1.3Microbesinourlives1.4Thehistoryofmicrobiology1.5ImportanteventsinthedevelopmentofmicrobiologyConceptsConceptsMicroorganisms are responsible for many of the changes observed in organic and inorganic matter(e.g.,fermentation and the carbon,nitrogen and sulfur cycles that occurred in nature.The development of microbiology as a scientific discipline has depended on the availability of the microsco
