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Foundations in Microbiology Flashcards

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  • study of microorganisms
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Microbiology

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  • study of bacteria
    Phycology- the study of algae
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Bacteriology

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  • the study of viruses, and how they function inside cells
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Virology

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-scientist who study microorganisms

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Microbiologist

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  • Study of parasites, their hosts, and the relationship between them
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Parasitology

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  • Study of the immune system, which protects us from infection
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Immunology

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The study of organisms too small to be seen without magnification- microscope
the science (logos) of small (micro) life (bios), or to put it another
(ubiquitous) they are in us, on us, and around us.

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Microbiology

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Estimated ___ different species of microorganisms live on and in us

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500-1000

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  • beneficial microbes to us
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Indigenous microflora

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  • organisms that colonize our bodies
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Opportunistic pathogens

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Subgroups of Microbes we will study:

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bacteria
viruses
fungi
protozoa
helminths (worms)
Algae

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Monera

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Prokaryotes

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Protista
Fungi
Animalia
Plantae

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Eukaryotes

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  • an animal or plant on or in which a parasite or commensal organism lives.
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Host

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BSE meaning

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(bovine spongiform encephalopathy)

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-microscopic, single-celled organisms that thrive in diverse environments. These organisms can live in the soil, the ocean, and inside the human gut.

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Bacteria

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The most common bacterial shapes:

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Coccus
Coccobacillus
Vibrio
Bacillus
Spirillum
spirochete

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is a small infectious agent that replicates only inside the living cells of an organism.

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Viruses

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what are these caused by?

Anthrax, syphilis, Cholera, whooping cough, tuberculosis, typhoid fever, food poisoning, UTI, diarrhea, meningitis, intoxications

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bacteria

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Streptococcus and Pseudomonas, and foodborne illnesses, which can be caused by ___ such as Shigella, Campylobacter, and Salmonella.

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bacteria

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Diseases caused by ___
-smallpox
-measles
- mumps
-polio
-varicella-zoster
-Rabies

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Virus

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  • are a kingdom of usually multicellular eukaryotic organisms that are heterotrophs (cannot make their own food) and have important roles in nutrient cycling in an ecosystem.
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Fungi

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study of fungi –

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Mycology

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Disease caused by ___

-athlete’s foot, jock itch, and ringworm
-yeast infections that cause white patches in the mouth (thrush) or vaginal itching and discharge.
-tinea nigra

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fungi

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Fungi cause three different types of human illness:

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poisonings, parasitic infections, and allergies.

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___ is a yeast that causes candidiasis, commonly called a “yeast infection.”

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Candida

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are fungi that cause ringworm. This is a skin infection characterized by a ring-shaped rash.

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Trichophyton

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is when fungi infects the skin between the toes.

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Athlete’s feet

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___ is commonly called a “yeast infection.”

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candidiasis

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caused by airborne, when the spores enter the respiratory tract, the immune system responds to them as though they were harmful microbes.
Symptoms may include sneezing, coughing, and difficulty breathing.

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Mold allergies

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-“first animals“ is an informal term for single-celled eukaryotes, either free-living or parasitic, which feed on organic matter such as other microorganisms or organic tissues and debris.

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Protozoa

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___ cause Chagas disease and sleeping sickness.

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Trypanosoma protozoa

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___ cause giardiasis

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Giardia protozoa

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cause malaria.

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Plasmodium protozoa

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  • are worm-like parasites that survive by feeding on a living host to gain nourishment and protection, sometimes resulting in illness of the host.
    These worms and larvae live in the small bowel and are referred to as intestinal parasites.
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Helminths

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(roundworm),

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Ascaris lumbricoides

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(whipworm)

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Trichuris trichiura

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Ringworm

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Necator americanus

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tapeworm

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Ancylostoma duodenale

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-”eukaryotic”, a diverse group of aquatic organisms that have the ability to conduct photosynthesis(the process of harvesting light energy from the sun to generate carbohydrates).

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Algae

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The ___ (class Dinophyceae) are the most notorious producers of toxins.

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dinoflagellates

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___ poisoning is caused by the neurotoxin saxitoxin

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Paralytic shellfish

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is a disease of humans caused by the consumption of tropical fish that have fed on the alga Gambierdiscus or Ostreopsis.

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Ciguatera

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___ is also believed to be responsible for ulcerative dermatitis in the platypus

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Prototheca

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Paralytic shellfish poisoning is caused by the neurotoxin ___

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saxitoxin

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Branches of Microbiology

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Immunology
Public health microbiology & epidemiology
Food and dairy microbiology-
Biotechnology

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  • is technology that utilizes biological systems, living organisms or parts of this to develop or create different products
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Biotechnology

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  • study of microorganisms causing food spoilage and food-borne illness.
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Food and dairy microbiology

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