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- Bacteria
- Viruses
- Fungi
- Prions
- Protozoans
- Protist
- Helminths

Types of Microbes

Bacteria are single celled, prokaryotic organisms that are capable of living in extreme conditions and have cell walls composed of peptidoglycan. They are either heterotrophic or autotrophic and can be harmless or cause disease (Mycobacterium tuberculosis).

Bacteria

An acellular obligate intracellular parasite

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