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Lesson 2: NOMENCLATURE AND CLASSIFICATION OF MICROORGANISM Flashcards

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exclusively a population of a single kind of
microorganism in an environment regardless of number.

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Pure culture

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The descendants of pure culture

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Strains

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A collection of strains having similar characteristics

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Species

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collection of species having similar characteristics

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Genus

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A group of similar genera (genus)

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Family

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A group of similar families

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Order

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A group of similar order

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Class

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Group of similar classes

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Division

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A group of similar division

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Kingdom

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One of the common and most reliable methods of classifying microbes

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by genetic relatedness between organisms based on their hereditary material (DNA).

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The one responsible in naming and classifying organisms based on its stability and predictability. Meaning, new information about an organism would only create minor changes in its classification, and similar characteristics among group.

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Taxonomist

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consisting of bacteria with cell walls containing peptidoglycan.

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Eubacteria

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previously under eubacteria, are prokaryotes that lack peptidoglycan in their cell
walls)

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Archaea

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study of bacteria

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bacteriology

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includes protists (protozoa, algae), fungi (yeasts, molds, mushrooms), plants, and animals.

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Eukarya

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Swedish botanist who developed a simple nomenclature
system to classify and name all organisms referred to as binomial nomenclature.

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Carl Linnaeus

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each organism is assigned two Latinized named, the first name is called

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The second name is the specific epithet, which is the name of the

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study of fungi

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study of protozoans

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protozoology

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study of viruses and viral diseases

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study of parasitism and parasites

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parasitology

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deals with the immune system that protects against infection and to study serology reactions

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immunology

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can also be derived from its description, a researcher
or its habitat.

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Scientific Names

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coccus means

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Sphere shape

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staphylo mean

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coli means

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organisms lives in the colon or large intestine.

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Escherich is named from the scientist

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Theodore Escherich

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aureus is latin word for

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