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Microbes Video. Microbe impossible. INFECTION FIGHTERS. How the HIV virus enters the cell. HIV virus. HIV Structure. Cordyceps Fungus. Different Types of Bacteria. Attenborough - Fungi. Cordyceps (Parasitic Fungi) What is a Lichen. A lichen is a symbiosis. That means that it is two or more organisms living together such that both are more successful within the partnership than they would have been if they were living on their own. With lichens the basic components of this partnership are 1) a fungus called the 'mycobiont' and 2) one or more algae and/or a cyanobacteria called the 'photobiont'. The true nature of the symbiosis between this two partners is still being debated by scientists and some would maintain that the fungus is a parasite on the photobiont. However, in many cases, the algae in question cannot survive alone in the habitat occupied by the lichen any more than the unattached fungi can, so it is not realistic to use the term parasite.
The fungal partners are mostly (over 95%) Ascomycetes. Most of the rest are Basidiomycetes. The algal partners are far less numerous than fungal partners. Who Benefits Morphology Morphologically, lichens are made up of a few distinct characters. Crustose Lichens. The Big Picture Book of Viruses - Alphabetical Family Index. Meet the Microbes. Microbes are single-cell organisms so tiny that millions can fit into the eye of a needle. They are the oldest form of life on earth. Microbe fossils date back more than 3.5 billion years to a time when the Earth was covered with oceans that regularly reached the boiling point, hundreds of millions of years before dinosaurs roamed the earth. Without microbes, we couldn’t eat or breathe. Without us, they’d probably be just fine. Understanding microbes is vital to understanding the past and the future of ourselves and our planet.
Microbes <my-crobes> are everywhere. Microbes are in the air we breathe, the ground we walk on, the food we eat—they're even inside us! We couldn't digest food without them—animals couldn't, either. In fact, without these invisible companions, our planet wouldn't survive as we know it! Our Challenge: How are we going to solve the case of what a microbe is when they're so small they're invisible to us? As you can see, microbes come in many varieties. Microbes In The News. Fun Facts Pilobolus. Fungi. Fairy Rings. DLC-ME Home Page. Cells EnchantedLearning. Bacterial Growth and Multiplication. Bacterial Cell Model.