Les microbiologies i els canvis de paradigmes Authors Ricard Guerrero i Moreno Mercedes Berlanga Herranz Abstract The microbiologies and the changes of paradigms. Living beings surprise because of their diversity. The total number of current species has been estimated to be more than 30 million and we know that many more species have lived and have become extinguished. A great majority of the species that are now or have been on Earth are microorganisms. The science that studies microorganisms is microbiology. The ideas and advancements of microbiology influence everyday life and help to create new perspectives for the welfare of humanity. The interactions between humans and microorganisms have very important consequences that, either positively or negatively, affect our species: a) microorganisms are the main agents of biogeochemical cycles of elements in the biosphere and the main agents of pollutants degradation, b) microorganisms are used in the preparation of a great variety of foods and pharmaceuticals. On the contrary: c) microorganisms may be the cause of infectious diseases and deterioration of food, materials, artworks, et cetera. Nevertheless, microorganisms contribute to the biosphere with more benefits than disadvantages. The extreme metabolic and ecological variety of the microbial world represents a wide, unexplored resource for biodiversity of great value for the future. Downloads Download data is not yet available. Downloads Text complet (Català) Published 2012-03-01 Issue 63, 2012 : La biologia d'ahir i d'avui. Reflexions amb motiu del centenari de la Societat Catalana de Biologia / Francesc Piferrer editor Section Segona part: Alguns aspectes de la biologia i la biomedicina avui License The intellectual property of the articles belongs to the respective authors. At the time of submitting the articles to Treballs de la Societat Catalana de Biologia, authors accept the following terms: — Authors assign to the SCB (a subsidiary of the Institut d’Estudis Catalans) the rights of reproduction, public communication (including communication through social networks) and distribution of the articles submitted for publication to Treballs de la Societat Catalana de Biologia, in any form and medium, including digital platforms. The Publications Committee reserves the right to accept or refuse submitted articles and the right to make any editorial changes it deems appropriate. If the suggested changes are accepted by authors, they should re-submit the article with such changes. — Authors answer to the SCB for the authorship and originality of submitted articles. In other words, authors assure that submitted articles do not contain fragments of works by other authors or fragments of their own previously published works; that the content of articles is original, and that the copyright of third parties is not infringed upon. Authors accept this responsibility and undertake to hold harmless the SCB for any loss or damage resulting from non-compliance with this obligation. Furthermore, they should include a statement in articles submitted to the journal regarding their responsibility for the content of the articles. — Authors are responsible for obtaining permission for the reproduction of all graphic material included in articles, and they should moreover ensure that images, videos, etc., have been created with the consent of the individuals appearing in them, and that material belonging to third parties is clearly identified and acknowledged as such within the text. Likewise, authors should provide the respective consents and authorisations to the SCB when submitting articles. — The SCB is exempt from any liability arising from the possible infringement of intellectual property rights by authors. In all cases, it undertakes to publish corrections, clarifications, retractions and apologies, if necessary. — Unless otherwise stated in the text or in the graphic material, the contents published in the journal are subject to an Attribution - NonCommercial - NoDerivs 3.0 Spain (by-nc-nd) license from Creative Commons, the full text of which may be consulted at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/deed.en. Therefore, the general public is authorised to reproduce, distribute and communicate articles as long as their authorship and publishing entity are acknowledged, and no commercial use is made of them nor derivative work produced from them. — The journal is not responsible for the ideas and opinions expressed by the authors of published articles.
