ntroduction and Major themes of  Cytoplasm (aquueous mixture of

Microbiology macromolecules and small organic

1.1 What Is Microbiology about and Why Is It
Important?
• How microorganisms work
• microorganisms live on Earth, how
they associate and cooperate with each other,
and what they do in the world at large, in
moleculs inside cells)
 Macromolecules (protein, lipid, nucleic
acid, polysaccharides)
 Ribosome (cell’s protein-synthesizing
structure)
 Cell wall (strength cell and relatively
permeable structure; exist in plants and
microorganism)

soils and waters and in animals and plants. Prokaryote : bacteria and archaea

The science of microbiology revolves around Charactheristic of prokaryote :

two interconnected themes:
Charactheristic of eukaryote :
(1) understanding the nature and functioning
of  Larger than prokaryote
 Have membrane enclosed organelles
the microbial world, and  Include : algae, protozoa, protist,
(2) applying our understanding of the fungi, plants, animals

microbial world for the benefit of humankind

and planet Earth.

microorganisms

• constitue teh bulk of biomass on

erath

• caryy out many necessary chemical

reaction for higher organism.

• Recycle nutrient and degrading

orgnaic matter

1.2 structure and activites of microbial cells

Element of microbial structure

 Cytoplasmic membrane (permeability

barier that seprate inside of the cells)