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Role and importance of aquatic microbial ecosystem in biology discussion

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Since both the problems of small size and the methods of study and since unrela­ted microorganisms frequently occupy the same habitat and thus influence each other, it is convenient to study them within the same discipline, i.e., Microbiology. The science of microbiology is the study of microorganisms and their activities.

It is con­cerned with the form, structure, metabolism, growth, reproduction and identifica­tion of microorganisms. It also includes the study of their distribution in nature, their relationship to each other and to other living organisms. For the most part, micro­biology deals with microscopic organisms. Microbiologists are those who specialize to work with the microorganisms.

They have been remarkably successful in exploiting the useful microorganisms and combating the harmful ones and have also successfully solved intricate problems of biochemistry and genetics using microorganisms as tool for their study.

Microbiologists may specialize in the study of different groups of microorganisms. For example, Bacteriology is the study of bacteria often broadly designated as Microbiology; Mycology is the study of fungi; Phycology is the study of algae; Protozoology is the study of protozoa; and Virology is the study of viruses.

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