[1S] UNIT 1.1 Historical Background Taxonomy Flashcards

1
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Systematic study of organisms that are too small to be seen by the naked eye

A

Microbiology

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2
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Involves the study of:
• Bacteria
• Viruses
• Parasites
• Fungi

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Microbiology

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3
Q

suggested disease is caused by “invisible living creatures”

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Girolamo Fracastoro

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4
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introduced the Germ Theory

A

Girolamo Fracastoro

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5
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Father of Protozoology and Bacteriology

A

Anton van Leeuwenhoek

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6
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1st person to observe and describe microorganisms and called them as “animalcules”

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Anton van Leeuwenhoek

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7
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Father of Modern Microbiology

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Louis Pasteur

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8
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  • Disproved Spontaneous Generation
  • Proponent of Biogenesis
A

Louis Pasteur

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9
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  • Creation of Attenuated Vaccines
  • Fermentation
  • Pasteurization
A

Louis Pasteur

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10
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developed the antiseptic system of surgery

A

Joseph Lister

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11
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  • Discovery of Bacillus anthracis and Mycobacterium tuberculosis
  • Culture of Bacteria using media
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Robert Koch

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12
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Use of Agar and Petri Dish in Cultivating Bacteria

A

Robert Koch

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13
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KOCH’S POSTULATES

T/F: Microorganism must be observed in every case of the disease

A

T

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14
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KOCH’S POSTULATES

T/F: It must be isolated and grown in mixed culture

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F; pure culture

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15
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KOCH’S POSTULATES

T/F: The pure culture, when inoculated in animals, must reproduce the disease

A

T

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16
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KOCH’S POSTULATES

T/F: Microorganism must be recovered from the diseased animal

A

T

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17
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discovered salvarsan to treat syphilis

A

Paul Ehrlich

18
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Discovered penicillin

A

Alexander Fleming

19
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An area of science that deals with the study of 3 distinct but interrelated disciplines (classification, nomenclature, ID)

A

Taxonomy

20
Q

Polyphasic Taxonomy is based on (3)

A

• Genotypic (Genetic make-up) Characteristics
• Phenotypic Characteristics
• Phylogenetic (Evolutionary Relationships)

21
Q

MALDI-TOF MS stands for

A

Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization Time-Of-Flight Mass Spectrometry

22
Q

“Father of Taxonomy”
Binomial classification

A

Carolus Linnaeus

23
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BINOMIAL NOMENCLATURE: WHEN WRITING SCIENTIFIC NAMES…..

T/F: Nomenclature is limited to two taxa: genus and species.

A

T

24
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BINOMIAL NOMENCLATURE: WHEN WRITING SCIENTIFIC NAMES…..

T/F: First letter of the Genus is lowercase and can be
abbreviated.

A

F; capitalized

25
Q

BINOMIAL NOMENCLATURE: WHEN WRITING SCIENTIFIC NAMES…..

T/F: Species names start using lowercase letters.

A

T

26
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BINOMIAL NOMENCLATURE: WHEN WRITING SCIENTIFIC NAMES…..

T/F: Both components are italicized or underlined.

A

T

27
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BASIS: Cellular organism (whether unicellular or multicellular) and nutritional pattern

A

Robert Whittaker

28
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Introduced the 5 kingdom system

A

Robert Whittaker

29
Q

What are the 5 kingdom system?

A

○ Monera/Prokaryotae
○ Fungi
○ Protistae
○ Animalia
○ Plantae

30
Q

● BASIS: Cellular organization and function
● Simplified the classification of Robert Whittaker

A

Carl Woese

31
Q

What are the 3 domain systems by Carl Woese?

A

Bacteria
Eukaria
Archaea
(BEA)

32
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HIERARCHICAL CLASSIFICATION

composed of similar divisions

A

Kingdom

33
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HIERARCHICAL CLASSIFICATION

have a common attribute

A

Family

34
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HIERARCHICAL CLASSIFICATION

The most basic taxonomic group

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Species (Epithet)

35
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SUBSPECIES

organism population that is differentiated from populations within species

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Strains

36
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SUBSPECIES

variant prokaryotic strains characterized by biochemical or physiological differences

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Biovars

37
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SUBSPECIES

variation in serological reactions; strains with distinctive antigenic properties

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Serovars

38
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NOMENCLATURE

Family name is capitalized and ends in

A

–aceae

39
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NOMENCLATURE

Order name ends in

A

–ales

40
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NOMENCLATURE

Tribe Names end in

A

-eae

41
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TAXONOMY

T/F: In transferring a species from one genus to another, the species is retained. (Campylobacter pylori&raquo_space; Helicobacter pylori)

A

T

42
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TAXONOMY

T/F: The type strains of organisms are deposited in reference type culture collections such as ATCC and NTCC.

A

T