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.
Microbes cause infectious diseases such as flu and measles. There is also strong evidence that microbes may contribute to many nonâinfectious chronic diseases such as some forms of cancer and coronary heart disease. Different diseases are caused by different types of micro-organisms.