Microbiology Basics

Start your journey into the microscopic world. Learn the fundamental concepts of microbiology in a friendly, easy-to-understand way.

What Are Bacteria?

Discover the tiny single-celled organisms that are everywhere around us and inside us.

Meet the ancient survivors that thrive in the most extreme environments on Earth.

Learn about the century-old technique that helps scientists identify bacteria by their cell walls.

Those spots on a petri dish? They are cities of millions of microbes!

Explore the incredible ecosystem of trillions of microbes living in and on your body.

Your guide to the beneficial microbes that support your health from the inside.