The μgnome is sensitive to whinges about traditional methods of teaching that go through lists of microbes piecemeal. While it is true that there are wee beasties of inordinate fascination to a small number of people who are paid to know about these things, it is also true that the doctors of tomorrow have a lot else to learn on the way to that first degree.
So, in order to encourage hard-done by alunos de medicina, he recommends the occasional dip into a glossary of microorganisms found, appropriately, at the end of a problem-based textbook on Microbiology and Infection. If that it not enough to ward off the feelings of inadequacy that failing to make Genus and species names agree, then a journey into the world of the crazy bug hunters might be needed.
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