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The phrase "a microbe is a" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when defining or explaining what a microbe is in a scientific or educational context.
Example: "A microbe is a microscopic organism that can be bacteria, viruses, fungi, or protozoa."
Alternatives: "a microorganism is a" or "a germ is a".
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However, engineering metabolic pathways within a microbe is a complicated process: levels of gene expression, protein stability, enzyme activity, and metabolic flux must be balanced for high productivity without compromising host cell viability.
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Its proprietary microbe is a natural biocatalyst, categorised as a WHO-risk 1 organism (like baker's yeast).
Also, there is some uncertainty regarding whether a given organism (such as a novel, poorly understood marine microbe) is a pathogen or not, since any host interactions may be unknown.
But regulating a microbe is trickier than regulating a molecule.
It is found that a natural perspective for understanding a microbe is in terms of a hierarchy of variables at various levels of resolution.
In the new realm of chronic disease, declares Ewald, you should start off assuming that a microbe is not merely a possible villain, but the likeliest one.
Whether a microbe is helpful or harmful is highly dependent on complex host and microbial factors.
When a microbe is well represented in an environment, and a metagenomic database from the same or a similar environment is available, it is possible to analyze genome recruitment - the preservation of genomic sequences in the natural environment.
But for centuries, across much of Africa, Asia and Europe, the microbe was a dreaded feature of daily life.
Microscopic examination of the soldier's skin biopsy specimens revealed organisms that appeared similar to the protozoan Coccidia, leading to a misconception that the microbe was a parasite.
But a cheap alternative for reducing skin microbes is a gentle bleach bath (half a cup of Clorox in a full bathtub).
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