Chapter 1 Flashcards
1
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Microbiology
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is the study organisms too small to be seen with the human eye
2
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1st to discover microbial world
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- Robert Hooke (bread mold)
- Antony Van Leeuwenhoek
3
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Germ theory
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contagious and infectious diseases are caused by microorganisms
4
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Nomenclature
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- Binomial naming system (1st word= Genus name) (2nd word= species name)
5
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Microbial World (size)
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Protest: eukaryotes cells
Bacteria
Virus
Prions (protein)
6
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Virus
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nonliving elements consisting of DNA/RNA coated by a protein coat
7
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Viroids
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smaller than viruses and NO protein coat
- generally cause plant disease
8
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Prions
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abnormal shape of infectious proteins (NO nucleic acid)
- responsible for 7 neurodegenerative diseases
