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microbiology #1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| microorganism | “ A microorganism is any minute living thing that individually is too small to see with the naked eye “ |
| examples of microorganism | bacteria, viruses, yeast,algae,protozoa,parasitic worms, andmolds |
| Carlous Linnaeus | established The system of naming organisms |
| Each organism has two names | Genus name and species name |
| What is the pupose of Scientific names | describe organisms, honors a researcher or identifies a habitat. |
| Carl Woese | developed The system we use today to classify microorganisms |
| Organisms are classified according to cellular organization into these 3 Domains | Bacteria, Archaea, Eukarya |
| Bacteria and Archaea are: | prokaryotes (no true nucleus) |
| Eukarya are: | eukaryotes |
| Within the Domain Eukarya are four kingdoms: | Protists (one celled), Fungi, Plants, and Animals |
| Antoni van Leewenhoek | “animacules (micro-organisms) used scrappings of his teeth to view micro-organisms |
| Robert Hooke | cell theory.realized that we were multiple units put together. |
| Francisco Redi, John Needham, and Lazzaro Spallanzani | Doctrine of Spontaneous generation (theory that living organisms spontaneously developed from non living matter) |
| Louis Pasteur | "Father of Microbiology" Fermentation and Pasteurization, disproved spontaneous generation. proved that the environment contained micro-organisms. |
| Joseph Lister | The Germ Theory of Disease. Put Phenol on wounds to prevent infection. Phenol is in Listerine. |
| Robert Koch | The Germ Theory of Disease. 1st to associate disease with specific organism. Koch’s Postulates (series on experiments that link specific organisms to specific disease). |
| Edward Jenner | Vaccination |
| Paul Ehrlich | The Birth of Modern Chemotherapy. Used certain chemical to kill certain organisms. |
| Beadle & Tatum | Recombinant DNA Technology or Genetic engineering has its origins in microbial genetics. Demonstrated relationship between DNA and protein synthesis. |
| Microbes and Human Welfare | Recycling Vital Elements, Sewage treatment, Bioremediation, Insect Control, Foods |
| Emerging Infectious Diseases | Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (“Mad Cow Disease”), Creutzfeldt-Jacob Disease (CJD), Ebola hemorrhagic fever, Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS),West Nile Virus |
| Units used in Microscopy are | metric |
| Standard unit is the | meter |
| theory of biogenesis | life comes from life |
| ignaz semmelweis | washed his hands with chlorine before surgery |
| Alexander Flemming | The Birth of Modern Chemotherapy. 1st to discover antibiotic (Penicillin) |
| Watson and Crick | Theoretical model of DNA |
| Jacob and Monard | found messenger RNA |
| Paul Berg | discovered gene splicing |
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