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Topic : Microorganisms and the human body

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Chapter 1 : Beneficial microorganisms

The nitrogen cycle is the cyclic movement of nitrogen in different chemical forms from the environment to organisms and then back to the environment
Microbes 'clean up' waste products and remnants of dead organisms in a process called decomposition
Bioremediation is the use of living organisms for cleaning up oil spills and soil and water pollutants
The industrial application of living organisms is called biotechnology
One of the most important groups of medicines, antibiotics, is produced by fungi and bacteria

Chapter 2 : Pathogenic microorganisms

Chapter 3 : Human immune system

Chapter 4 : AIDS

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