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Microbiology

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the stud of microorganisms or microbes; which are often invisible to the naked eye; at least half of earths life is microbial; inhabit every region

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Microbe encompasses…

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cellular, living microorganisms (bacteria, archaea, fungi, protists, and helminths); nonliving/noncellular entities (viruses and prions (infectious proteins)); and microorganisms that are not microscopic (some fungi, helminths, and protists)

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Bacteria

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prokaryotic; unicellular, pathogenic and nonpathogenic

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Archaea

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prokaryotic; unicellular; nonpathogenic; most live in extreme environments

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Protists

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eukaryotic; unicellular and multicellular; pathogenic and non pathogenic; unicellular- amoebae; multicellular- algae

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Fungi

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Unicellular and multicellular; pathogenic and nonpathogenic
(unicellular example: yeast; multicellular example: mushrooms

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Helminths

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eukaryotic; Multicellular;* parasitic roundworms and flatworms

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Viruses

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not cells; nonliving ; Infect animal, plant, or bacterial cells; can have a D NA or RNA
genome; they are considered non-living because they can not live outside of a host and do not create their own energy (metabolism)

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Prions

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not cells; nonliving; infectious proteins; Not discovered until the 1980s; transmitted by transplant or
ingestion; some prion diseases are inherited

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Prokaryotic Cells

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evolved about 3.5 billion years ago; earliest life forms; include unicelluar bacteria and archaea; does not contain membrane bound organelles and a nucleus

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Eukaryotic Cells

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all multicellular organisms and a number of unicellular microorganisms (amebae, yeast); contain membrane bound organelles and a nucleus; endosymbiotic theory

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Pathogens

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microbes that cause disease; about 1400 are known to infect humans; < 1% of all microbes are pathogenic

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Opportunistic Pathogens

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cause disease only in a weakened host; like already having a disease and the opportunistic pathogen taking advantage of that

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Golden Age of Microbiology

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1850-1920; innovation of microscops; observations; new techniques to isolate and grow microbes

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Edward Jenner

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successfully vaccinates against small pox

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Florence Nightingale

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establishes formal aseptic practices in nursing

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Joseph Lister

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think listerine; publishes aseptic surgery techniques

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Robert Koch

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first to prove microbes cause disease

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Julius Petri

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makes first petri dish

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Alexander Fleming

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discovers penicillin

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Robert Hooke

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first to publish descriptions of cells (cork)

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Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek

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refined earlier versions of the microscope and developed a better lens to focus on specimen; first to see bacteria

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Spontaneous Generation

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abiogenesis; life comes from nonliving items; like how they believed maggots just spontaneously came to be on meat

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Biogenesis

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life emerges from existing life (reproduction); the maggots were not sponateous and instead came from the flies that laid their eggs

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Francesco Redi

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tested spontaneous generation by leaving meat in an uncovered jar which resulted in maggots and then a meat in a sealed jar which resulted in no maggots on meat

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Louis Pasteur

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showed biogenesis is responsible for the propagation of life; pasteurization killed off yeast and prevented stored wine from turning sour (vinegar); developed first vaccine against anthrax and rabies; developed germ theory

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Germ Theory of Disease

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states that microbes cause infectious diseases; specifically infectious because some disease can be genetic, autoimmune, or cancer none of which are infectious

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Endosymbiotic Theory

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eukaryotic cells evolved from prokaryotic cells in a sequential way

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What famous experiment did Pastueur do to disprove spontaneous generation?

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swan necked flask experiment

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How did the S-Neck experiment leave no room for skeptics to say that it still could have been spontaneous generation?

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the flask had an opening that allowed air into the container; this meant that “life force” was not blocked

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Why did the shape of the s-necked flask matter so much?

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it did not allow particles/microbes to enter to the broth; gravity, water, and air (or currents) are the only thing that can move microbes; the s-neck did not allow the microbes to move because they were stuck in the bottom part; there was no gravity to push them up, no air current or liquid

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How do microbes move?

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either passively (such as gravity) or actively (with a flagella, cilia, or amoeba motion); this means that they require a aqueous environemnt to do so in

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Scenario 1 of Swan Neck Experiment

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broth is heated and cooled in flask; nothing is done; microbes are trapped in the neck and the broth remains pure

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Secanrio 2 of Swan Neck Experiment

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broth heated and cooled; microbes are trapped in neck; but the flask is tilted to the liquid goes up the neck which allows the microbes to get in the liquid and the broth is contaminated

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Scenario 3 of Swan Neck Experiment

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broth heated and cooled; microbes stuck in flask; break the neck of the flask (take out the S part) and airborn microes enter thorugh gravity and the broth is contaminated

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Turbid

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growth of microbes in a broth; cloudy broth

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How do bacteria reproduce?

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binary fission

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What did the swan neck lead to?

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creation of the petri dish; it is the same concept; the cover of the petri dish is larger and when it sits on top creates the “swan neck” shape

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Robert Koch

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interested in what specific microbe causes a specific disease; developed staining techniques and media for the isolation and cultivation of bacteria; worked with anthrax and found it was caused by the bacteria bacillus anthracis; developed a technique to determine the specific etiological agent of an infectious disease

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Koch’s Postulates of Disease

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1) same organisms must be present in every case of the disease; 2) organism must be isolated from the diases host and grown as a pure culture (taking the microbe out of the host and cultivating it); 3) isolated organism should cause same disease when iinoculated into a susceptible host (the microbe is given to a healthy host and should present the same symptoms as the infected host); 4) organism must be re-isolated from the inoculated, diseased animal (must be able to pull that same microbe out and determine that it was what caused the disease)

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Ignaz Semmelweis

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developed first aseptic techniques in the hospital setting; recommended handwashing to decrease mortality rates from childbed fever; father of handwashing

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Joseph Lister

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investigated processes for aseptic surgery; proved sterilizing instruments and sanitizing wounds with carbolic acid prevented pus formation

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Florence Nightingale

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established aseptic techniques in nursing; founder of modern nursing

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What do aseptic processes prevent?

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healthcare-acquired infections (HAIs) aka nosocomial infections and limited the spread of disease; types include hand washing, wearing gloves, sterilizing instruments, and decontaminating surfaces

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Scientific Method

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starts with a question that can be investigated; a hypothesis (proposed answer) is proposed; researches collect and analyze observations (data) and use them to formulate a conclusion; conclusion states whether the data supports or contradicts the hypothesis

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Observation

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any data collected using our senses or instrumentation

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Conclusion

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interprets observations; take a collection of observations to draw accurate conclusions

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Law

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a precise statement (or mathematical formula) that predicts a specific occurrence; predicts what happens

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Theory

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a hypothesis that has been proven through many studies with consistent, supporting conclusions; explain why and how something occurs

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Taxonomy

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the study of how organisms can be grouped by shared features

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Morphology

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shape, size, arrangement and distinguishing physiological features; was used for early classification of bacteria

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Carl Linnaeus

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father of taxonomy; established criteria for classifying organisms

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Taxonomic Hierarchy in Order

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domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species; delightful king philip came over for great spaghetti

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3 Domains

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domain is the broadest grouping of organisms; bacteria (unicellular, prokaryotic organisms; archaea (some live in extreme conditions, no known pathogens); Eukarya (unicellular and multicellular eukaryotic organisms)

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Old 5 Kingdom Classification

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included animalia, plantae, fungi, protista, monera; monera includes both archaea and bacteria; but they are now their own kingdoms

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What are the 6 kingdoms?

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archaea, bacteria, fungi, plantae, animalia, protists

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Kingdom Protista

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miscelllaneous kingdom for organisms not categorized as plants, animals, or fungi; genetics now show that protists can not logically be lumped into a single kingdom

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Eukaryotic Species

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group of similar organisms that can sexually reproduce together; interspecies hybrids are usually sterile

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Prokaryotic Species

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cells that share physical characteristics and have at least 70% DNA similarity; at least 97% identical 16S rRNA sequence similarity (the protein that does transcription); asexual reproduction via binary fission produces clones

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Strain

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smaller/below species; used to recognize genetic variants of the same species; mutations and gene transfer often lead to new strains; names typcially includes numbers/letters after the species name such as E. coli K-12

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What is the cornerstone reference for classifying bacteria?

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bergeys manual of determinative bacteriology

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Binomial Nomenclature System

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two name sys; genus is the first name; genus is always capitalized; species is the second name; species is always lowercased; scientific names are italicized (or under lined if hand written);

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Symbiotic Relationship

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exists when two or more organisms are closely connected

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Parasitism

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hurts the host

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Mutualism

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helps the host

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Commensalism

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no perceived benefit or cost to the host; but it can become parasitic if (for example) it was an opportunistic pathogen that was commensalist until the host got sick and then it became a pathogen

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Pathogens have a…

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parasitic relationship with their host; the term parasite is commonly used to describe helminths (worms) and protozoans

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Human Microbiome Project

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HMP; aims ot characterize all of the microbes in and on our bodies

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Human Microbiome

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many parts of the human body teem with microbial life; there are at least as many microbial cells in and on us as there are human cells; our skin, nose, mouth, gut and genital/urinary tract harbor the most microbes

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Normal Microbiota

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aka normal flora; includes bacteria, archaea, and eukaryotic microbes; functions- assist immune system, produce vitamins for us, help us digest foods, may even impact moods and brain function

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Where are the most and least amounts of microbes found in the body?

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most- intestines (over 40,000 species ); least- stomach (25 species)

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What makes microbiota “normal”?

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more so the location of the microbe instead of the actual species; our normal microbiota includes pathogens (but depending on the location they may not be harming); majority is harmless and helps “crowd out” pathogens

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How are normal microbiotas established?

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babies are colonized by microbes during delivery and early interactions with their environment and caregivers; influenced by delivery (c section or vaginal_ and feeding (breast or formula); normal microbiota expands, develops and evolves throughout the early weeks of life to adulthood

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What is a disruption to normal microbiota?

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when normal flora is disturbed we are put at risk for infection; can be disrupted with antibiotic therapy; kills resident bacteria and the pathogen; reduction of normal flora allows opportunistic pathogens to establish infections

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Transient Microbiota

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temporary passengers that do not persist as stable residents of our bodies; picked up through a handshake or contact with environmental surfaces; can be removed through hygiene

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Biofilms

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sticky communities made up of single or diverse microbial species; cells that seed a biofilm made adhesion factors to help them attach to a target surface; multiple layers; microbes are released as free growing planktonic cells; can develop on teeth, contact lenses, water filtering units, cutting boards, catheters

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Planktonic

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single, free floating bacteria

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Most infectious diseases in humans are due to…

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biofilm creating microbes; internal biofilms are not easily managed, more resistant to antibiotics, protected from immune system

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Bioremediation

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harnesses the power of microbes to help clean up toxic waste; certain microbes can metabolize toxic substances into harmless intermediates; ex) hundreds of species can degrade petroleum oil spills into co2

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Growth Media

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aka culture media; mixtures of nutrients that support growth in an artificial setting; agar added to solidify; can be a both, plate, slant, or deep

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Pure Culture

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isolation of a single type of microbe from a diverse sample of specimen

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What are some aseptic culture techniques?

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sterile media, sterile instruments, decontaminating surfaces, gloves and other protective clothing, use of heat source (bunsen burner/electruc sterilizer)

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Biological Safety Cabinet

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an enclosed cabinet that minimizes the chances of contaminating the culture and protects the researchers; uses HEPA filtration

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Streak Plate Technique

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helps to isolate colonies of a specific microbe to study; produces isolated pure colony forming units

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Colony

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grouping of cells (clones) that developed from a single parent cellM

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Mixed Cultures

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have more than one characterisically different colonies

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Stains

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aka dyes; increase contrast so the sample is easier to see

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What do most staining techniques involve?

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making a smear of the specimen; fixing the specimen by exposing it to heat (or chemical reagent); staining of the specimenq

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Basic Dyes

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most commonly used; positively charged; attracted to the negatively charged cell surface; result: cell appears the color of the dye;, ex) methylene blue, crystal violet, safranin, malachite green

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Acidic Dyes

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used in negative staining; negatively charged; repelled from negatively chraged cell surface; results in the stain of the background; ex) nigrosin, india ink

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Mordants

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chemicals that may be required in certain staining procedures to interact witha dye making it less soluble this will “trap” it on or inside a treated specimen; ex) iodine, alum, tannic acid

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Simple Stains

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use one dye; used to determine size, shape, cellular arrangment

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Flagella Staining

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structural staining; mordants are added to coat the thin flagella and then a basic dye is applied

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Capsule Staining

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structural stain; both basic dye (stains the cell) and acidic dye (stains the background) are used; capsule appears as a clear halo

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Bacterial Endospore Staining

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specimen is heated to drive the dye (malachite green) into the spores; nonsporulating cells are stained with safranin

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Differential Staining

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highlights differences in bacterial cell walls in order to discriminate between classes of cells; ex) gram stain and acid fast stain

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Gram Stain

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classifies bacteria as either gram positive or gram negative

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Grame Positive Cells

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will appear purple; contain a thick layer of peptidoglycan; no outer membrane

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Gram Negative Cells

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will appear pink; contain a thin layer of peptidoglycan; contain an outer membrane rich in lipids

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Gram Stain Technique

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crystal violet (primary stain) is added to a heat fixed bacterial smear; iodine (mordant) is added forming an insoluble crystal violet - iodine complex ; acetone-alcohol (decolorizing step) is used to rinse the sample ; safranin (counterstain) is added to the sample

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Results of Acetone-alcohol treatment on Gram Negative

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dissolves the outer membrane; damaes the thin peptidoglycan layer (makes it porous); CV-I washes out

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Results of the Acetone-Alcohol treatment on gram postive

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slightly dmamges the thick peptidoglycan; dehydration makes it less permeable (matrix collapses); CV-I retained

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Acid Fast Stain

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distinguishes between cells with and without waxy cell walls

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Acid Fast Bacteria

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contain waxy cell walls rich in mycolic acid; retain red-colored primary dye after exposure to an acid wash

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Non-Acid Fast Cells

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red primary stain is washed away after exposure to an acid wash

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Ziehl Neelsen Method

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acid fast staining method; carbol-fuchsin (primary dye) is added to a heat fixed smear; sample is steamed for several minutes to drive the red dye into the bacteria; acid-alcohol (decolorizing agent) is used to rinse the sample; methylene blue (counterstain) is added to the sample

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What does acid fast staining detect?

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mycobacterium species and nocardia species

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Light Microscopy

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uses visible light to illuminate the specimen; photons in a light wave interact with the specimen and are then channeled up to the viewers eyes thourgh a series of lenses; the compound light microscope is the most common type of optical microscope

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How is final magnification determined?

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multiplying th emagnification of the ocular and objective lenses

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Condenser Lenses

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sharpen light into a precise cone to illuminate the specimen

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Iris Diaphragm

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controls amount of light aimed at the specimen to improve contrast

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Resolution

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the ability to distinguish two distinct points as separate

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Oil Immersion

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air has a lower refractive index than glass; light passes thorugh a slide then into the air above the slide where it scatters; light is not channeled through the objective lens; immersion oil focuses the light and keeps it from scattering; oil immersion has the same feractive index as glass

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Bright Field

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darjer contrasting image on a bright background; compound light microscope; illuminates sample with solid cone of light; image formed based on how light is absorved; sample must be stain or have natural coloration

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Dark Field

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Negative image, where the sample appears light on a darker
background; Modified condenser in a compoundl ight microscope
;Illuminates sample with hollow cone of light; image formed
based on how light is scattered as opposed to how light is absorbed, so staining is not necessary;
negative image made by dark field microscopy should not be confused with negative staining; visualizes unstained specimens (live or dead) and stained specimens

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Phase Contrast

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negative image; where the sample apears light on a darker background; odified condesner in a compound light microscope; illuminates sample with hollow cone of light; a device in the microscope (i.e., a phase plate) interacts with light that
passes through the viewed sample— thereby enhancing image brightness, shading, and contrast; visualizes unstained specimens (live or dead) and stained specimens

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Electron Microscope

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uses an electron beam; large; expensice; complex sample preparation; only black and white images; can magnify over 500,000; specimens are all dead; stains must be an electron dense substances like smium or gold

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Transmission Electron Microscopy

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most common form of electron microscopy; 1 million times magnification and 1000 times better resolution; samples must be extensively pretreated; specimens cannot be thicker than 1/285th of a human hair; electron beam passes through specimen; hits a detector; generates 2D images of internal structures

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Scanning Electron Microscopy

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electron beam scans over the specimen; detectors sense how the electrons interact with the surface of the specimen; generates a 3D image of the surface

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Fluorescence

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occurs when a substnace absorbs energy (ultraviolet UV light) and then emits that energy as visible light

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Flurorochromes

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flourescent dyes that can be used to stian samples so they will flouresce when illuminated by UV light microscoe

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Immunofluorescence

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uses flourescent dyes linked ot antibodies that can recognize a specific target; can be used for identification of bacteria in blood cultues, virus identification in patient samples, and screening for bacteria in food processing plants

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