Editors: Ken Timmis and Rup Lal

Ourselves (Our Personal Microbiology)
Photo by Renya Sh https://www.pexels.com/photo/children-playing-on-beach-sand-on-shore-10435582/

Overview: Microbes and their activities affect us as individuals in many ways. These are explained in the Topic Frameworks of all the Sections, but we start here with some activities that are immediate and affect us very personally: how they affect our bodies, minds and moods; where microbes are in our homes and what they are doing; and some of the ways in which they impact our play, sport and holidays. Let’s get personal!

Creation of the TFs is a work in progress: those already available are indicated by titles that are live links. Titles of those still in the pipeline are shown for context.

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Topic Frameworks

Lessons in This Framework

1 Our bodies, minds and moods 8 of 13 available

01 Coming soon

Romance and reproduction

In the pipeline
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Body odour

In the pipeline
10 English

Taking care of our teeth

English
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Bad breath

In the pipeline
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Smoking

In the pipeline
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Flatulence

In the pipeline

2 Our homes 5 of 7 available

01 English

The microbes in our home

English
03 Coming soon

The kitchen: the food-utensil-people nexus

In the pipeline
04 English

Recycling to Reincarnation

English
05 Coming soon

Windows, fresh air and passing around respiratory infections

In the pipeline
06 English

Moisture damage and mould in our home

English
07 English

Pathogens in water systems

English

3 Our play, sports and holidays 12 of 18 available

02 English

Let’s build a tree house! But what is holding the tree up?

English
03 English

Let’s go to the beach! The microbial world of sand

English
04 English

Let’s go to the beach! The wonderful smell of the sea

English
05 Coming soon

Let’s go to the pool! Oh, I forgot – it is closed for disinfection!

In the pipeline
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Let’s go to the pool! Athlete’s foot, etc

In the pipeline
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Let’s go for a swim! Infections of recreational waters

In the pipeline
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Let’s go sailing! Not today: we first have to scrape and re-paint the hull

In the pipeline
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Let’s go skiing: microbial life in snow and glaciers

In the pipeline
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Let’s go camping! The problem of ticks. etc

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To be healthy we need exposure to microbes

English
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Our microbiomes: what do they do for us?

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The reproductive tract microbiome and health

English
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