Tec Ten Ter Teu TEU Twenty-foot equivalent unit It is a means of measuring the carrying capacity of container ships; e.g., a ship can be said to be capable of 3000 TEUs, which roughly equivalent to saying it could carry 3000 standard containers.
Two types of microbes are bacteria and viruses. Youâre surrounded by microbes all the time, and normally co-exist peacefully. Some types help you, like the bacteria in your digestive tract that help break down food. There are, however, some types of bacterium and viruses that can make you ill.
Other Microbes. In addition to viruses and bacteria, there are three other major types of microbes that can cause infectious diseaseâand one newly discovered type. As with viruses and bacteria, not all of the species in each of these categories are infectious to humans. But many of the worldâs most prevalent infectious diseases are caused by microbes that are included in the groupings below.