History Of Microbiology/ Immunology

Question 1

What is microbiology?

Answer 1

Microbiology is the study of microorganisms such as bacteria, fungus, viruses and parasites

Question 2

What is immunology?

Answer 2

Immunology is the study of immunity and the immune system

Question 3

Who is considered the father of microbiology and what are his achievements?

Answer 3

Louis Pasteur is considered as the father of microbiology and his achievements include: sterilization (killing of all microorganisms), rabies vaccine and spontaneous generation.

Question 4

Who is considered the father of immunology and what are his achievements?

Answer 4

Edward Jenner is considered as the father of immunology and his achievements include: immunization, vaccination and the rabies vaccine.

Question 5

What is the Germ Theory and who developed it?

Answer 5

The Germ Theory are four steps used by Robert Koch to study microorganisms. They are referred to as Koch’s postulates and are follows:

1. The microorganisms must be present in the diseased animal and not present in the healthy animal
2. Cultivate the microorganisms away from the animal in a pure culture
3. Symptoms of the disease should appear in the healthy animal after the healthy animal is inoculated with the culture of the microorganism
4. Isolate the microorganism from the newly infected animal and culture it in the lab. The new culture should be the same as the microorganism that was cultivated from the original diseased animal.

Question 6

What did Antony van Leeuwenhoek invent?

Answer 6

The microscope

Question 7

Who discovered the first antibiotic (penicillin)?

Answer 7

Alexander Flemming