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Define microbial diversity.
Microbial diversity can be defined as the range of different kinds of unicellular organisms, bacteria, archaea, protists, and fungi.
What are the characteristics used to distinguish different kinds of microbes?
Microbes are distinguished by their differing characteristics of cellular metabolism, physiology, and morphology, various ecological distributions and activities, and distinct genomic structure, expression, and evolution.
What is the importance of microbial diversity?
Microbial diversity is the key to human survival and economic security as it provides a vast variety and reservoir of.
What tools are now available to explore diversity of microbes and define their evolutionary relationships?
New molecular tools are now available to explore diversity of microbes and define their evolutionary relationships.
What is known about the true extent of microbial diversity?
The true extent of microbial diversity is unknown.
Test your knowledge of microbial diversity and the significance of different types of unicellular organisms with this quiz on the Introduction to Microbiome. Explore the range of bacteria, archaea, protists, and fungi and their impact on the biosphere, life limits, and evolution.
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