Micro- Very Small Organisms- Living Things Microorganisms are very small living things (usually microscopic).
microorganisms cause diseases
They are beneficial microorganisms.
Microorganisms that cause foodborne illness are foodborne. Not all microorganisms found in food will cause illness.
Somewhere that has been sterilized. You can use an autoclave, irradiation or certain chemicals to kill microbes on surfaces. An example would be surgeouns gloves which are irradiated in their packets...