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cord-022399-66mzbynu	Hopkins, Graham	Basic microbiology	2009-05-15		.txt	text/plain	8602	552	52	Bacteria are important because of their ubiquity -that is, their ability to infect and multiply in varied environments -and the ability of many types of bacteria to cause disease -their pathogenicity. To reduce problems caused by bacteria, it is important to understand something of their structure, growth, environmental and metabolic requirements, classification, relationship with disease and the particular problems they can cause to the eye. The result is that the cells tend to grow and divide at a slower rate but are more resistant to antibacterial chemicals, viruses (bacteriophages), phagocytes and other adverse agents. As causative organisms of disease, fungi are less important than bacteria and viruses. • Sterilization: the killing or removal of all viable organisms (including bacterial spores) from an object or pharmaceutical product by the use of chemical or physical agents. Developments have led to the introduction of agents that are more effective against the infecting organism and less toxic to the host.	./cache/cord-022399-66mzbynu.txt	./txt/cord-022399-66mzbynu.txt