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Basics of Microbiology Flashcards

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The study of small living things

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Microbiology

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The objectives

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The Scope of Microbiology

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Cellular Microorganisms

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Bacteria
Archaea
Fungi
Protozoa / Parasites
Helminths

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Non-Cellular Microorganisms

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Viruses
Prions

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Aims of Microbiology

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Cell Structure and Function
Growth and Physiology
Genetics
Taxonomy and Evolutionary History
Interactions with the Living and Non-Living Things

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Diseases

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Medical Microbiology

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Prevention

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Public Health Microbiology and Epidemiology

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Pathogen Defense

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Immunology

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Food and Water

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Industrial Microbiology

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Plants

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Agricultural Microbiology

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Habitats

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Environmental Microbiology

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The impact

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The Impact of Microbes on Earth: Small Organisms with a Giant Effect

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Last Universal Common Ancestor

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LUCA

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Prokaryotes

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Bacteria and Archaea

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True Nucleus

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Eukaryotes

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Found everywhere

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Ubiquitous

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Observable phenomenon DNA > RNA

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Evolution

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Photosynthetic Materials

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Photosynthesis

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Dead Matter

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Decomposition

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Microbes

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Soil
Water
Atmosphere

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Bread
Wine
Beer

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Yeast

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Cheese

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Others

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Wounds

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Molds

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The diversity and versatility of microorganisms

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Human Use of Microorganisms

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Manipulation of microorganisms

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Biotechnology

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GMOs / Genetically Modified Organisms

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Recombinant DNA Technology

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Tends stability restoration

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Bioremediation

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The pros and cons of microorganisms

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Infectious Diseases and the Human Condition

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Any agent causing disease

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Pathogens

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Communicable

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Infectious Disease

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Non-Communicable

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Non-Infectious Disease

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Genus Plasmodium
Mosquitoes

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Malaria

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SARS-COV2
Ebola
AIDS
Hepatitis C
Viral Encephalitis

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Emergent

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Polio
Leprosy

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Eradicated

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Helicobacter Pylori

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Gastric Ulcer

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Bacteria
Virus

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Cancer

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Coxsackievirus

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Diabetes and Schizophrenia

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Microbial Infection

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Multiple Sclerosis, OCD, CAD, and Obesity

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Chlamydia

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Female Infertility

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Hepatitis Virus

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Liver Cancer

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Human Papillomavirus

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Cervical Cancer

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Common Infection

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Weak Immune System

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Disease Infection

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Drug-Resistance

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The general highlights

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The General Characteristics of Microorganisms

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Basic Lines

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Archaea
Eukarya
Bacteria

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All Types

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Helminth
Fungi
Protozoa / Parasites
Bacteria
Viruses
Prions

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Organelles

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Nucleus
Mitochondria
Ribosomes

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The extensive interest

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The Historical Foundations of Microbiology

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Disproved Spontaneous Generation/ Abiogenesis
Swan Neck Flask Experiment
Pasteurization

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Louis Pasteur

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Single-Lens Microscope
Found mold spots

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Robert Hooke

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Crude Microscope
Founded animalcules

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Antonie van Leeuwenhoek

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PCR Technology

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1980s

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Small rRNAs

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2000s

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Human Microbiome

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2010

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CRISPR Technology

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2013

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General approach to natural phenomenon

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Scientific Method

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Tentative explanation

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Hypothesis

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General > Specific

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Deductive Reasoning

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Specific > General

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Inductive Reasoning

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Viable declaration

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Theory

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Heat-Resistance
Tyndallization

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John Tyndall

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Specific microorganisms to specific disease

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Robert Koch

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Home Birth

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Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes

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Maternity Ward

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Dr. Ignaz Semmelweis

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Handwashing

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Joseph Lister

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The naming of microorganisms

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Naming, Classifying, and Identifying Microorganisms

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Carl von Linne
1970s

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Author

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Assignment

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Nomenclature

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Arrangement

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Classification

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Traits Intended

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Identification

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Natural relatedness

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Phylogeny

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Different organisms living together

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Horizontally Placed

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One generation to another

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Vertical Gene Transfer

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Taxonomical Chart

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Domain
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species

MC_103 | Microbiology and Parasitology (10 decks)

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