{"id":2681,"date":"2023-04-21T16:07:12","date_gmt":"2023-04-21T08:07:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mitlc.edu.hk\/?p=2681"},"modified":"2023-10-11T16:35:23","modified_gmt":"2023-10-11T08:35:23","slug":"thbotmw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.mitlc.edu.hk\/eng\/2023\/04\/21\/thbotmw\/","title":{"rendered":"The best book for microorganisms - \u201cThe Hidden Beauty of the Microscopic World\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2681\" class=\"elementor elementor-2681\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b523574 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b523574\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fb4e433\" data-id=\"fb4e433\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2a6755 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b2a6755\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 09-10-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mitlc.edu.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/\u5716\u4e00\uff1a\u770b\u66f8\u53c8\u770b\u5fae\u751f\u7269\uff0c\u6295\u5165\u611f\u66f4\u5f37.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2986\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mitlc.edu.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/\u5716\u4e00\uff1a\u770b\u66f8\u53c8\u770b\u5fae\u751f\u7269\uff0c\u6295\u5165\u611f\u66f4\u5f37.jpg 1920w, http:\/\/www.mitlc.edu.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/\u5716\u4e00\uff1a\u770b\u66f8\u53c8\u770b\u5fae\u751f\u7269\uff0c\u6295\u5165\u611f\u66f4\u5f37-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.mitlc.edu.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/\u5716\u4e00\uff1a\u770b\u66f8\u53c8\u770b\u5fae\u751f\u7269\uff0c\u6295\u5165\u611f\u66f4\u5f37-1024x576.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.mitlc.edu.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/\u5716\u4e00\uff1a\u770b\u66f8\u53c8\u770b\u5fae\u751f\u7269\uff0c\u6295\u5165\u611f\u66f4\u5f37-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.mitlc.edu.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/\u5716\u4e00\uff1a\u770b\u66f8\u53c8\u770b\u5fae\u751f\u7269\uff0c\u6295\u5165\u611f\u66f4\u5f37-1536x864.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.mitlc.edu.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/\u5716\u4e00\uff1a\u770b\u66f8\u53c8\u770b\u5fae\u751f\u7269\uff0c\u6295\u5165\u611f\u66f4\u5f37-18x10.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Figure 1. Reading the book and looking at the microscopic world have a synergy effect.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3100365 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3100365\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 09-10-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Apart from the science books and children fiction books, there are only a handful of books introducing the world of microorganisms. The Hidden Beauty of the Microscopic World written by James Weiss would surely open your eyes of this amazing microscopic world. This book not only introduces the facts of microbes, but also tells the author\u2019s life journey, connecting peoples, microorganisms and the world. It delivers the basic knowledge of microbiology, from the simplest but essential prokaryotes (cyanobacteria), to the unicellular eukaryotes such as diatoms and desmids, to the multicellular rotifers and arthropods. This book systematically introduces almost all the representing groups in microbiology.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8464754 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8464754\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mitlc.edu.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/\u5716\u4e8c\uff1a\u6c34\u7dbf\u7684\u8449\u7da0\u9ad4\u6709\u660e\u986f\u87ba\u65cb\u578b\u6392\u5217.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2988\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mitlc.edu.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/\u5716\u4e8c\uff1a\u6c34\u7dbf\u7684\u8449\u7da0\u9ad4\u6709\u660e\u986f\u87ba\u65cb\u578b\u6392\u5217.jpg 1920w, http:\/\/www.mitlc.edu.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/\u5716\u4e8c\uff1a\u6c34\u7dbf\u7684\u8449\u7da0\u9ad4\u6709\u660e\u986f\u87ba\u65cb\u578b\u6392\u5217-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.mitlc.edu.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/\u5716\u4e8c\uff1a\u6c34\u7dbf\u7684\u8449\u7da0\u9ad4\u6709\u660e\u986f\u87ba\u65cb\u578b\u6392\u5217-1024x576.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.mitlc.edu.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/\u5716\u4e8c\uff1a\u6c34\u7dbf\u7684\u8449\u7da0\u9ad4\u6709\u660e\u986f\u87ba\u65cb\u578b\u6392\u5217-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.mitlc.edu.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/\u5716\u4e8c\uff1a\u6c34\u7dbf\u7684\u8449\u7da0\u9ad4\u6709\u660e\u986f\u87ba\u65cb\u578b\u6392\u5217-1536x864.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.mitlc.edu.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/\u5716\u4e8c\uff1a\u6c34\u7dbf\u7684\u8449\u7da0\u9ad4\u6709\u660e\u986f\u87ba\u65cb\u578b\u6392\u5217-18x10.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Figure 2. The filamentous algae (Spirogyra) have chloroplasts arranged in spiral form.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bee6147 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bee6147\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cI was lost in life until I found myself in pond scum\u201d is the author\u2019s motto. The gross green scum is mostly formed by a group of filamentous algae called Spirogyra. The algae are around 50 microns in diameter, but they can be a couple of centimeters in length. The algae start growing at the bottom of shallow ponds. They produce oxygen gas through photosynthesis, and the bubbles get stuck between the growing tangled filaments of the algae, causing them to float to the surface of the water eventually. They form a layer of green scum, which provide food and shelter for numerous microorganisms. This is the green scum that inspires the author to study microorganisms, as well as to realize his meaning of life.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3fdcb9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d3fdcb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\" translation-block\">The most diverse group in unicellular eukaryotes and the kind that the author is most obsessed with is ciliates. As suggested by their name, ciliates, ciliates are possessed of  numerous hair-like structures called \u201ccilia\u201d on their cell surface. Up to date, around 10,000 species of ciliates have been described, which is higher than the total number of bird species discovered in the world. Ciliates vary significantly in size, from a couple of microns to millimeters long. They have two notable characteristics. Firstly, they possess cilia on their cell surface for movement, feeding and sensation. Secondly, they have two nuclei, respectively named micronucleus and a macronucleus, in the same cell. The micronucleus is used in mating between two partners of the same species, while the macronucleus regulate cellular metabolism. Paramecium is the most frequently used example of ciliates in our biology text books.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f893514 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f893514\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mitlc.edu.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/\u5716\u4e09\uff1a\u9418\u87f2\u64c1\u6709\u53ef\u4ee5\u5feb\u901f\u4f38\u7e2e\u7684\u7d72\u7dda.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2987\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mitlc.edu.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/\u5716\u4e09\uff1a\u9418\u87f2\u64c1\u6709\u53ef\u4ee5\u5feb\u901f\u4f38\u7e2e\u7684\u7d72\u7dda.jpg 1920w, http:\/\/www.mitlc.edu.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/\u5716\u4e09\uff1a\u9418\u87f2\u64c1\u6709\u53ef\u4ee5\u5feb\u901f\u4f38\u7e2e\u7684\u7d72\u7dda-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.mitlc.edu.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/\u5716\u4e09\uff1a\u9418\u87f2\u64c1\u6709\u53ef\u4ee5\u5feb\u901f\u4f38\u7e2e\u7684\u7d72\u7dda-1024x576.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.mitlc.edu.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/\u5716\u4e09\uff1a\u9418\u87f2\u64c1\u6709\u53ef\u4ee5\u5feb\u901f\u4f38\u7e2e\u7684\u7d72\u7dda-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.mitlc.edu.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/\u5716\u4e09\uff1a\u9418\u87f2\u64c1\u6709\u53ef\u4ee5\u5feb\u901f\u4f38\u7e2e\u7684\u7d72\u7dda-1536x864.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.mitlc.edu.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/\u5716\u4e09\uff1a\u9418\u87f2\u64c1\u6709\u53ef\u4ee5\u5feb\u901f\u4f38\u7e2e\u7684\u7d72\u7dda-18x10.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Figure 3. Vorticella has a thread-like structure for speedy contraction.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c893b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0c893b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Apart from Paramecium, Vorticella is also a very interesting ciliate. The tiny Vorticella was described by a Dutch pioneer microscope maker and fabric trader, Antonie van Leeuwenhoek in 1676 .  Though he was not highly educated, he assembled a microscope with 350X magnification by self-learning. In addition, he is also the one who discovered bacteria, blood cells etc.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3caae63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3caae63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\" translation-block\">Vorticella is motile at its early stage. It forms a long stalk, gluing itself to the place where the cell is suitable to stay. This thread-like structure contracts very quickly if the organism is disturbed somehow, making this bell-shaped microbe one of the fastest moving organisms in proportion to its size. It\u2019s like you going up three flights of stairs in 10 milliseconds while you take 100 milliseconds to blink!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-838dc7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"838dc7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Apart from its high contracting speed, the specialized cilia around Vorticella\u2019s cell mouths can create water currents and bring food particles or prey into their mouths. If many Vorticella are attached to a mosquito larvae, the movement and breathing of the larvae will be restricted. The larvae may even get drowned. A study (Patil et al.,2016) shows that a Vorticella infection could reduce the emergence of adult mosquito by 90%, suggesting Vorticella could be used in mosquito biological control.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0b9cb2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f0b9cb2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>All the above interesting contents are only small parts of the book. You may find more attractive stories about round worm, hydra, rotifer and even water bear. It is highly recommended for you to read this book about microorganisms. You may review your life via author\u2019s stories too!<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b4b6ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0b4b6ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 09-10-2023 *\/\n.elementor-column .elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--spacer-size)}.e-con{--container-widget-width:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer{width:var(--container-widget-width,var(--spacer-size));--align-self:var(--container-widget-align-self,initial);--flex-shrink:0}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container{height:100%;width:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer{height:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--container-widget-height,var(--spacer-size))}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty{position:relative;min-height:22px;min-width:22px}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty .elementor-widget-empty-icon,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty .elementor-widget-empty-icon{position:absolute;top:0;bottom:0;left:0;right:0;margin:auto;padding:0;width:22px;height:22px}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8eafb9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8eafb9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\" translation-block\">Author: WONG Chi Chun (Biology Teacher)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u9664\u4e86\u79d1\u5b78\u5c08\u66f8\u548c\u5152\u7ae5\u79d1\u5e7b\u5716\u66f8\u5916\uff0c\u95dc\u65bc\u5fae\u751f\u7269\u7684\u79d1\u666e\u66f8\u7c4d\u5728\u5e02\u9762\u4e0a\u4e26\u4e0d\u591a\u3002\u7576\u4e2d\uff0cJames Weiss\u7684\u300aThe Hidden Beauty of the Microscopic World\u300b\u7d55\u5c0d\u662f\u4e0d\u53ef\u591a\u5f97\u7684\u8b80\u7269&#8230;<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.mitlc.edu.hk\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2681"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.mitlc.edu.hk\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.mitlc.edu.hk\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.mitlc.edu.hk\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.mitlc.edu.hk\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2681"}],"version-history":[{"count":33,"href":"http:\/\/www.mitlc.edu.hk\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2681\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3812,"href":"http:\/\/www.mitlc.edu.hk\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2681\/revisions\/3812"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.mitlc.edu.hk\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2681"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.mitlc.edu.hk\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2681"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.mitlc.edu.hk\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2681"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}