macroscopic
(adjective)
Visible to the unassisted eye.
Examples of macroscopic in the following topics:
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Microbe Size
- These are macroscopic or view-able without a microscope.
- Some unicellular organisms studied by microbiologists are macroscopic.
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Units of Measurement for Microbes
- Microbes have genomes and these are typically smaller than the genomes of macroscopic organisms such as humans.
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Defining Microbes
- Some unicellular protists and bacteria, like Thiomargarita namibiensis, are macroscopic and visible to the naked eye.
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Immediate Direct Examination of Specimen
- Describe how immediate direct examination of a specimen is useful to determine microscopic and macroscopic morphology
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Regulating Virulence
- Macroscopic examination of colonial growth patterns is still one of the ways microorganisms are often identified.