E. History Of Microbiology Flashcards
Edward Jenner:
Variolation
Deliberate inoculation with a deadly infectious pathogen
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
Father of the microscope
“Animalcules”
Edward Jenner:
Cow pox vs small pox studies
Inoculate someone with cow pox, and they become immune to small pox
This is the first vaccine ever created (vacca=cow)
Louis Pasteur
Disputed spontaneous generation - abiogenesis vs biogenesis (he supported biogenesis)
Microbe role in fermentation
Pasteurization - increase temperature to kill off many (not all) bacteria
Robert Koch:
Contagion
Pathogen (agent that caused disease)
Robert Koch:
Developed?
The acid fast stain
Cause of anthrax
Koch postulates
Pure culture technique
Robert Koch:
Germ theory of disease
Cause and effect
Contagion
Contagious
Alexander Fleming
The father of modern antibiotics
Discovered lysozyme
Discovered penicillin
Alexander Fleming:
Mold
Penicillin is found in mold
Alexander Fleming:
Lysozyme
In tears, saliva, nasal drips
Alexander Fleming:
Asceptic technique
Reduce contamination
Ex. Washing hands