Question

Answer the following microbiology questions about microorganisms:

1.) In what types of environments can we find microorganisms in?

2.) The organisms in the air, live permanently there? Explain

3.) What are nosocomial diseases?

4.) How do microorganisms affect: water quality, quality of food, patients and hospital staff?

5.) Explain why microorganisms in the environment are important.

Answer 1

Question number 1 - The microorganisms are ubiquitous means they are found everywhere. In favorable conditions the microbes population is High but microbes also present in unfavourable harsh conditions . They are categorised according to the environment like thermophilic which can live in high temperature, psycharophilic which can live in low temperature . Microbes in our body can live at 2 pH in stomach. So we can say that microorganisms are everywhere except in flame, in deep crevices of rocks.