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.
www.safewater.org  While some microbes play an important part in our daily lives by keeping us healthy, others are nothing but bad news. These âbad-newsâ microbes are called disease-causing microbes and can make humans, animals and plants sick by causing infection and disease.Most microbes belong to four major groups: bacteria, viruses, protozoa or fungi.(To find out more, see the âBacteria/Viruses/Protozoaâ fact sheets).ww.safewater.org  While some microbes play an important part in our daily lives by keeping us healthy, others are nothing but bad news. These âbad-newsâ microbes are called disease-causing microbes and can make humans, animals and plants sick by causing infection and disease.