Lesson 2: NOMENCLATURE AND CLASSIFICATION OF MICROORGANISM Flashcards
exclusively a population of a single kind of
microorganism in an environment regardless of number.
Pure culture
The descendants of pure culture
Strains
A collection of strains having similar characteristics
Species
collection of species having similar characteristics
Genus
A group of similar genera (genus)
Family
A group of similar families
Order
A group of similar order
Class
Group of similar classes
Division
A group of similar division
Kingdom
One of the common and most reliable methods of classifying microbes
by genetic relatedness between organisms based on their hereditary material (DNA).
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.
Taxonomist
consisting of bacteria with cell walls containing peptidoglycan.
Eubacteria
previously under eubacteria, are prokaryotes that lack peptidoglycan in their cell
walls)
Archaea
study of bacteria
bacteriology
includes protists (protozoa, algae), fungi (yeasts, molds, mushrooms), plants, and animals.
Eukarya
Swedish botanist who developed a simple nomenclature
system to classify and name all organisms referred to as binomial nomenclature.
Carl Linnaeus
each organism is assigned two Latinized named, the first name is called
Genus
The second name is the specific epithet, which is the name of the
Species
study of fungi
mycology
study of protozoans
protozoology
study of viruses and viral diseases
virology
study of parasitism and parasites
parasitology
deals with the immune system that protects against infection and to study serology reactions
immunology
can also be derived from its description, a researcher
or its habitat.
Scientific Names
