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Chapter 1: Intro to Microbiology Flashcards

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Study of organisms and agents too small to be seen by the naked eye

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Microbiology

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largest bacterium

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Thiomargarita magnifica

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two interconnected themes of microbiology

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Understanding the living world of microscopic organisms and applying our understanding of microbial life processes

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Branch of microbiology that studies viruses

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Virology

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Branch of microbiology that studies fungi

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Mycology

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Branch of microbiology that studies algae

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Phycology

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Branch of microbiology that studies protozoa

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Protozoology

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Branch of microbiology that studies bacteria

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Bacteriology

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Infected with the eggs of the parasite Trichuris trichiura, which may have caused him to have abdominal pain and anemia

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Otzi the Iceman

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Bacteria that infected Otzi the Iceman

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Trichuris trichiura

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possible infection of Otzi that causes Lyme Disease

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Borrelia burgdorferi

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Fruit that Otzi used to treat his infection. This fungus has both laxative and antibiotic

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Piptoporus betulinus

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Attributed disease to bad air

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malaria

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14
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Invented the first compound microscope

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Zacharias Janssen

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suggested to be the first to observe microorganisms (20 years before Hooke’s observation; 29 years before van Leeuwenhoek)

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Athanasius Kirche

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universally acknowledged as the father of microbiology. He discovered both protists and bacteria

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Antonie van Leeuwenhoek

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observed cells in cork

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Robert Hooke

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Theory that states “Life emerges from non-living matter; “vital force” required”

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Spontaneous Generation Theory

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Theory that states “Life begets life”

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Biogenesis Theory

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Conducted wide-mouthed jars experiment

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Francesco Redi

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Conducted mutton broth in flask experiment to determine the growth of microorganism

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John Needham

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passed air through strong acids

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Franz Schultze

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passed air through red hot tubes

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Theodor Schwann

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filtered air through sterile cotton wool

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Georg Friedrich Schröder & Theodor von Dusch

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Experiments with Swan-neck flasks, results prove that life did not arise from non-life

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Louis Pasteur

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demonstrated that dust carries microorganisms, provides evidence for the existence of exceptionally heat-resistant forms of bacteria, and develop the process of tyndallization

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John Tyndall

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Theory that states Diseases are caused by specific agents called germs

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Germ Theory of Disease

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Claimed that disease was caused by invisible living creatures

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Girolamo Fracastoro

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showed that a disease of silkworms was caused by a fungus

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Agostino Bassi

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demonstrated that the Great Potato Blight of Ireland was caused by a fungus (Phytophthora infestans)

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Miles Joseph Berkeley

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showed that smut and rust fungi caused cereal crop diseases

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Heinrich Anton de Bary

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claimed that asepsis in obstetrical wards to prevent the transmission of childbed fever from patient to patient

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Ignaz Philipp Semmelweis

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“Father of Antiseptic Surgery”. used phenol or carbolic acid in surgical dressings and heat-sterilized surgical instruments

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Joseph Lister

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showed that the pébrine disease of silkworms was caused by a protozoan

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Louis Pasteur

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established the relationship between Bacillus anthracis and anthrax

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Robert Koch

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used a vaccination procedure to protect individuals from smallpox

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Edward Jenner

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developed porcelain bacterial filter

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Charles Chamberland

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considered one of the founders of virology. In 1898, published results on the filtration experiments demonstrating that tobacco mosaic disease is caused by an infectious agent smaller than a bacterium, which he called “virus”

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Martinus Beijerink

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developed 606th compound SALVARSAN (organic arsenical to treat syphilis)

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Paul Ehrlich

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discovered the “miracle drug” penicillin from Penicillium

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Alexander Fleming

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Demonstrated the role of yeasts in fermentation

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Louis Pasteur

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fermentation could occur in yeast extracts free of cells

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Eduard Buchner

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discovered the existence of heat resistance bacterial endospores

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Ferdinand Cohn

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studied soil and soil microorganisms, developed enrichment cultures and selective media

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Sergei Winogradsky and Martinus Beijerinck

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