# Microbiology

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Updated: 2026-05-15T22:18:57.920Z
Tags: nature, microbiology

## Summary

Microbes outnumber human cells in your body roughly one to one — the older 10:1 estimate has been revised down by Sender, Fuchs, and Milo (2016). Either way, you are about half microbe. The biosphere has always been their planet; we are recent guests. Key sections include: Micro biology.; Opening The planet runs on them.; Chapter I The first microscopist.; Chapter II Louis Pasteur.; Chapter III Robert Koch & germ theory.; Chapter IV Koch's postulates.; Chapter V The naming.; Chapter VI Bacteria.; Chapter VII The third domain.; Chapter VIII Viruses — alive?.

## Slide Outline

1. Micro biology.
2. Opening The planet runs on them.
3. Chapter I The first microscopist.
4. Chapter II Louis Pasteur.
5. Chapter III Robert Koch & germ theory.
6. Chapter IV Koch's postulates.
7. Chapter V The naming.
8. Chapter VI Bacteria.
9. Chapter VII The third domain.
10. Chapter VIII Viruses — alive?
11. Chapter IX Fungi.
12. Chapter X Protists.
13. Chapter XI The microbial mat.
14. Chapter XII Extremophiles.
15. Chapter XIII Yellowstone, hot springs.
16. Chapter XIV The microbiome.
17. Chapter XV Human Microbiome Project.
18. Chapter XVI Fecal transplant.
19. Chapter XVII Fleming and after.
20. Chapter XVIII Antibiotic resistance.
21. Chapter XIX The post-antibiotic era.
22. Chapter XX Fermentation, vaccines.
23. Chapter XXI Pathogens worth knowing.
24. Chapter XXII Pandemic preparedness.
25. Chapter XXIII Synthetic biology.
26. Chapter XXIV Bioremediation.
27. Chapter XXV The deep biosphere.
28. Chapter XXVI Microbes on Mars.
29. Chapter XXVII Twenty essentials.
30. Chapter XXVIII Watch & read.
31. Chapter XXIX Why this matters.
32. The end of the deck.

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