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.
Bacteria, viruses and fungi. If you think there must be a few of them inside your body as well, you're right: micro-organisms in your intestine, on the skin, in your mouth, nose and scattered throughout the body, outnumber your body cells by a wide margin. Most of them are bacteria and the rest are viruses and fungi.Normally, these bugs don't cause health problems, because your immune system keeps them in check. We coexisted for millions of years, simply because humans, through natural selection, have come out with the adequate defending mechanisms.ungal infections. Fungi are, similarly to bacteria, single-cell plant organisms. Fungi include mold and yeast, and can be found-just like other microorganisms-pretty much everywhere. That includes our bodies: they are most often on the skin and in the intestine.