What organisms do microorganisms include?
ingle-celled or a cluster of cells.
Since when has invisible microbial life been suspected?
from ancient times
What scripture mentioned them?
Jain scriptures
From when?
6th century BC
Where?
India
What other old book?
On Agriculture
When was that written?
1st century BC
Who was the author?
Marcus Terentius Varro
Where do microorganisms live?
almost every habitat
From where to where?
poles to the equator, deserts, geysers, rocks, and the deep sea
Can they live in extremely hot places?
Some can.
How about extremely cold places?
Some can.
What microorganism can live in high radiation places?
Deinococcus radiodurans
Who figured out that microorganisms caused food to rot?
Louis Pasteur
What was previously believed to cause food to rot?
spontaneous generation
Is Anthrax caused by microorganisms?
yes
Who figured that out?
Robert Koch
Is tuberculosis also caused the same way?
Yes
Who started looking at microorganisms under a microscope?
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
When?
1670s