Chapter 1: Introduction Flashcards
Microbiology
- the study of microorganisms
What does MICRO stand for?
- microscope
- independent
- complex (less)
- rapid growth rate
- omnipresent
prokaryote
“before nucleus”
- no nucleus
prokaryote DNA
NUCLEOTIDE
- free floating
- one, circular chromosome
Prokaryote cell organelles
- only ribosomes
Ribosome function
protein synthesis
“workbenches”
Prokaryote cell wall
COMPLEX
- made up of peptidoglycan
Prokaryotic cell division
Binary Fussion
Eukaryote
“true nucleus”
Eukaryote DNA
several chromosomes
Eukaryote Cell organeels
- contains all organelles
Eukaryote cell wall
no cell wall
Eukaryote cell division
Somatic: mitosis
Gamete: meosis
Eubacteria
prokaryote
- disease causing
Archaea
Prokaryote
- Cell wall: pseudopeptidoglycan
- live in extreme environments
- methogens: produce methane in cellular respiration
- not known to cause diseases in humans
Fungi
Eukaryote
- distinct nucleus with DNA
- mulitcellular or unicellular
- no photosynthesis
- cell wall = chintin
- reproduction: sexual or asexual
EXAMPLE: mushrooms, mold
most typical fungi
mold
Protozoa
Eukaryote
- unicellular
- move by psendopods (amebae), flagella, or cillia
- free entities or parasites
- some photosynthesis
- reproduce: sexually or asexually
EXAMPLE: euglexa
Alga(e)
Eukaryote
- photosynthetic (needs light, water, and oxegen)
- mostly unicellular
- cell wall = cellulose
- reproduce: sexually or asexually
Parasites
Eukaryote
- animal parasite
Louis Pasteur
1854-1914
- proved the theory of biogenesis (life comes from life)
- Pasteurization (solution to food spoliage)
Robert Koch
1876
- Postulates: proved that a specific microbe causes a specific disease
Robert Jenner
1798
- Created immunization (injected cowpox into milkmaid/son as a solution to smallpox) as named by Pasteur
Virus
- acellular: not considered cells
- made up of nucleic acids : DNA and RNA
- can reproduce self-sufficent units
- non- living because they require a host
Covid - 19 evolution
SARS “covi 1 virus” (2003)
MERS virus (2012)
Coronavirus - spikes (2019)