From the home office in Delft ...
Top 10 Reasons to be a Microbe:
#10 - You're extremely cultured (L. acidophilus)
#9 - Nobody cares if you have alternate lifestyles (myxo's)
#8 - You can pass gas freely (methanogens)
#7 - You can smell bad and nobody cares (sulfidogens)
#6 - Consorting with others is encouraged (mats)
#5 - Making alcohol won't get you arrested (fermenters)
#4 - Even if life's the shits, you're happy! (E. coli)
#3 - Sex is not only beneficial but encouraged (conjugation)
#2 - You can lie in the sun all day (phototrophs)
And the Number One Reason to be a Microbe:
Your Main Function is to Multiply!
This list was compiled by the students and faculty of the 1994 Microbial Diversity Course at the Marine Biological Labs in Woods Hole, MA
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