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.
Some microbes need oxygen to live, but others do not. These microscopic organisms are found in plants and animals as well as in the human body. Some microbes cause disease in humans, plants, and animals.Others are essential for a healthy life, and we could not exist without them.Indeed, the relationship between microbes and humans is delicate and complex. common word for microbes that cause disease is germs.. Some people refer to disease-causing microbes as bugs.. I've got the flu bug, for example, is a phrase you may hear during the wintertime to describe an influenza virus infection.