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Chapter 1 The Microbial World And You Flashcards

1
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What is microbiology?

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Small living study, study of Microorganism

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Bacteriology with examples

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Bacteria examples. Gonorrhea syphilis ulcers yogurt cheese. Can be good or bad bacteria.

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Virology with examples

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Viruses examples. Aids, smallpox, flu, Ebola. Mostly bad.

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Mycology with examples

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Fungi examples mode, yeast infections, beer and wine, bread, penicillin.

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Parasitology With examples

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Parasites example. Tapeworm, heartworm.

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Protozoology with examples

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Protozoans: parasites singlecellular examples. Malaria

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Phycology with examples

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Algae examples: phytoplankton microbiofuels

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Describe some destructive actions of microbes

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. Few are pathogenic (disease causing)

.Led to aseptic, sterilize, techniques to prevent contamination in medicine and labs.

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Describe some of the beneficial actions of microbes

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Decomposed organic waste
.Produce industrial chemicals, ethanol in acetone space
.prevent food spoilage
.prevent disease occurrence
.produce vinegar cheese bread fermented goods

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10
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What is insulin produced by?

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Yeast - in the past, the pancreas from cows were purified to obtain insulin.

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11
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Each organism has two names, what are they named?

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Genus and specific epithet

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12
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List the three domains

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Bacteria, Archaea, Eukarya

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Bacillus

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Rod like

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Cococus

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Spherical or ovoid

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Spiral

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Corkscrew or curved

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What is a bacteria’s cell wall made of?

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Carbs and protein complex – peptidoglycan

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What type of organism is that bacteria?

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Prokaryote

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18
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What does bacteria use for energy?

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Organic chemicals, and organic chemicals, photosynthesis

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19
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How does bacteria reproduce?

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Binary fission – dividing into two equal cells

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20
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What are bacteria is moving appendages called?

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Flagella

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21
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What type of organism is Archaea?

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Prokaryotic

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What do Archaea lack in cell wall that bacteria has abundance of?

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peptidoglycan

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Where do Archaea live?

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Extreme environments

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Methanogens

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Archaea that Produce methane as Waze

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Extreme halophiles

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Archaea that are Salt loving

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Extreme thermophiles

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Archaea that are heat loving, live in hot sulfurous water

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27
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What kind of organism is fungi?

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Eukaryote

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28
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What type of cell wall does fungi have?

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Chitin

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29
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What are some examples of multicellular fungi?

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Molds and mushrooms

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30
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Mold forms what type a mass that is form by what type of long filament?

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Mysella

Hyphae

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31
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What type of fungi is Uni cellular?

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Yeast

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32
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Where does fungi receive its nutrition?

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Absorbing organic material, animal or plant host, soil, seawater, freshwater

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33
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How does fungi reproduce?

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Sexually or asexually

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34
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What are slime molds?

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Characteristics of fungi and Amebae

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35
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What type of organisms are Protozoa?

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Eukaryotes

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36
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What do protozoa ingest or absorb?

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Organic chemicals

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What are the three ways that Protozoa can’t move?

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pseudopods, flagella, cilia

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38
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How can protozoa produce?

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Asexually or sexually

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39
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What type of organism is Algae?

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Eukaryotes

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40
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What type of cell wall does algae have?

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cellulose cell wall

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41
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What do Algae use for energy?

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Photosynthesis

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42
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What do Algae produce?

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Molecular oxygen and organic compounds

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43
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What role does Algae play in?

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To balance nature – there photosynthesis produces oxygen and carbohydrates.

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44
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What type of organism are viruses?

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Acellular

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45
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what are viruses made of?

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DNA or RNA core, core surrounded by a protein coat (Coat may be enclosed by lipid envelop)

46
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How are viruses replicated ?

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Only when they are in a living host cell

47
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What type of organism are multicellular animal parasites?

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Eukaryotes

48
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What are paracytic flatworms and roundworms called?

49
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When were the first microbes observed?

50
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Robert Hooke

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Reported that living things are composed a little boxes or cells: 1665

51
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Rudolph Virchow

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Cells arise from pre-existing cells: 1858

52
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Cell theory

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All living things are composed of cells and come from pre-existing cells

53
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Anton van Leeuwenhoek

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Described live microorganisms; 1673 through 1723, Develop the first microscope

54
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First Magnasco by who?

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Anton van Leeuwenhoek

55
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Spontaneous generation

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The hypothesis that living organisms arise from nonliving matter - “Vital force” forms life

56
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Biogenesis

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The hypothesis is that the living organisms arise from pre-existing life

57
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John Needham

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Put boil nutrient broth into cover flask: 1745

58
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Lazzaro’s Spallanzanni

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Boil nutrient solutions in flask: 1765

Demonstrated that Microorganisms are present in the air

59
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Louis Pasteur

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Demonstrated the life did not arise spontaneously from nonliving matter: 1822 - 1895

60
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Who said that microbes were responsible for fermentation and what is Fermentation?

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Pasteur microbes are responsible for fermentation.

The conversion of sugar to alcohol to make beer and wine – yeast converts sugar into alcohol

61
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Pasteurization

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The application of high heat for a short time

62
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Agostino Bassi

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Silk worm disease was caused by a fungus: 1835

63
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Pasteur in 1865

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Another silkworm disease was caused by Protozoan

64
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Ignaz Semmelweis

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Advocate of handwashing to prevent transmission of puerperal fever from one OB patient to another: 1840

65
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Joseph Lister

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Perform surgery on there aseptic conditions using phenol. Prove that microbes cause surgical wound infections.

66
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Robert Koch

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Prove the bacterium causes anthrax

67
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Koch postulates

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Specific microbe causes a specific disease

68
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Edward Jenner

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Inoculated a person with cowpox virus who was protected then from smallpox– Immunity – vaccination

69
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Chemotherapy

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Treatment with chemicals

70
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Antibiotics

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Chemicals produced by bacteria and fungi that inhibit or kill other microbes

71
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Magic bullet

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Paul Ehrlich – magic bullet = destroy a pathogen without harming host

72
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Paul Ehrlich

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Develop a synthetic arsenic drug to treat syphilis – Salvarsan :1910

73
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Alexander Fleming

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Discovered the first antibiotic- penicillin: 1928

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Microbe/ Microorganism

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Living things too small to be seen with the unaided eye

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Pathogen

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Disease causing microbe

76
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Carolus Linnaeus

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Developed taxonomic system for naming plants and animals and grouping similar organisms together

77
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Binomial nomenclature

78
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Theodore Eserich

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Discovered Escherichia Coli or E. coli

79
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Bacteria

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Uni cellular organisms, usually prokaryotic cells

80
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Prokaryotes

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Bacteria without a nucleus

81
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Eukaryote

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includes a nucleus

82
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Ignaz Semmelweis

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Advocated handwashing to prevent transmission of puerperal fever from one OB patient to another

83
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Scientific method

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Question a phenomenon,design and conduct experiments to test hypothesis, observe results and either accept reject or modify hypothesis

84
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penicillin

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Antibiotic to kill S. Aureus to prevent penicillium

85
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Biological insecticides

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Microbes that are pathogenic to insects and prevent insect damage to crops and disease transmission

86
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Bacillus Thuringiensis

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Fatal to many insects but harmless to other animals and plants

87
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Normal microbiota

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Microbes normally present in and on the human body

88
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Biofilms

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Microbes attached to solid surfaces and grow into masses. Examples. Rocks, pipes, teeth, medical implants

89
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Normal microbiota prevent what?

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Growth of pathogens

90
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Normal microbiota produce what growth factors?

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folic acid and vitamin K

91
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Resistance

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The ability of the body to ward off disease. Examples. Skin, stomach acid, antimicrobial chemicals

92
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Emerging infectious diseases, EIDs

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New diseases and diseases increasing in incidence

93
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Avian influenza a

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Primarily in waterfowl and poultry

94
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MRSA

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methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus, resistance to drugs equal evolving

95
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E. coli

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Leading cause of diarrhea worldwide

96
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Ebola hemorrhagic fever

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Caused by bats changing habitats and climate, causes fever, hemorrhaging, and blood clotting

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Zoonotic

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Close contact to animals

98
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Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Aids

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Caused by HIV, sexually transmitted infection affecting males and females, 26% female and 49% African-Americans

99
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Biogenesis

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Living cells can arise only from pre-existing living cells, life can arise as a result of micro organisms present in the living matter, Microorganisms present in nonliving matter can lead to new Michael organisms.

100
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Spontaneous generation

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Life can arise spontaneously from nonliving matter, living cells can arise from nonliving matter under favorable conditions, vital forces in nonliving matter can lead to new life.

101
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Common commercial benefits of Microorganisms include synthesis of what?

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Riboflavin, acetone, insulin

102
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The formal system for classifying and naming organisms was developed by who?

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Carolus Linnaeus

103
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Who is credited with first observing Microorganisms?

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Anton van Leeuwenhoek

104
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The argument supporting spontaneous generation were finally disapproved by who?

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Louis Pasteur

105
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The microbial process of converting sugars to alcohol is known as what?

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Fermentation

106
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The use of phenol, carbolic acid, as a wound disinfectant was first practice by who?

107
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Which physician is first associated with vaccination?

108
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Penicillin was discovered by accident by who?

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Alexander Fleming

109
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Who was the first scientist pursue a “ magic bullet” that could be used to treat infections diseases?

110
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Biofilms are more or less sensitive to antibiotics?

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Less compared to free living w bacteria

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