Aeromicroorganism; The Air Microorganism
(Micro)organisms are just so fabulous and are ubiquitous. They can be found everywhere including the air.The study of aero microorganism or microbes present in the air is called Aeromicrobiology.
WHY STUDY AEROMICROBIOLOGY
The atmosphere contains virtually all the major group of microorganisms. These microorganisms includes algae, virus, bacteria and vegetative protozoa.
Aero microorganisms are significantly to humans health since human inhale air every second.
Virtually all except a few Aero microbe are harmless and most are of economic significant. Cladosporium is capable of metabolizing diesel or fuel.
Microbe do not grow in the atmosphere, as the air is not a medium but only a carrier which transports the microbe to a place of deposition.
ORGANISMS PRESENT IN THE ATMOSPHERE
Microorganisms found commonly in the atmosphere are Micrococcus, Staphylococcus, Bacillus, Pseudomonas.
METHOD OF ISOLATING AERIEL MICROBES
- SETTLING PLATE METHOD
- FILTERATION TECHNIQUE
- IMPACTORS
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Well, that is true. Microbes is everywhere in the air, the food we eat, things we touch and the environment we live in. Good thing, we have our own immune system that deals with this microbes inside our body. This is depending on how strong or weak our immune system is.
This was interesting to read, but I would have wished the post to be longer :)