Intro to Microbiology

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study of microscopic organisms such as bacteria, viruses, fungi, and protozoa.

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Microbiology

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naming plants and animals

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Linnaeus System

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father of modern taxonomy

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Carl Linnaeus

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How to name plants and animals

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Italicized or underlined
■ The first letter of Genus is capitalized
■ Species are in small letter

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organisms whose cells lack a nucleus and other organelles such as mitochondria, Golgi apparatus, and endoplasmic reticulum

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Prokaryotes

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microscopic single-celled organisms lacking a distinct nucleus.

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Bacteria

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a group of microorganisms that are similar to, but evolutionarily distinct from bacteria.

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Archaea

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any cell or organism that possesses a clearly defined nucleus; has no cell wall.

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Eukaryotes

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What are the 4 Domains?

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1. Prokaryotes
2. Bacteria
3. Archaea
4. Eukaryotes

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Give the hierarchy of classification

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1. Domain
2. Kingdom
3. Phylum
4. Class
5. Order
6. Family
7. Genus
8. Species

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the study of bacteria.

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bacteriology

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area of biology that uses living processes, organisms, or systems to manufacture products or technology intended to improve the quality of human life.

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Biotechnology

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study of how microbes interact with the environment and each other.

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Environmental Microbiology

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study of microorganisms that colonize, modify, and process or contaminate includes microorganisms that have been beneficial or deleterious on food quality and safety and therefore be of concern to public health.

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Food Microbiology

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determines the microbial signature of an agent recovered in a criminal case.

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Forensic

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shows how the body protects itself from microbes that cause infectious disease and tumors.

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Immunology

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the relationship between microorganisms and their environment.

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Microbial Ecology

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the study of the molecular principles of the physiological processes in microorganisms.

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Molecular Microbiology

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study of fungi

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Mycology

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The study of algae

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Phycology/algology

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Study of viruses

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Virology

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father of Microbiology.

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Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek

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Father of immunology, Rabies Vaccine, Disprove spontaneous generation

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Louis pasteur

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Koch’s Postulate
b. Germ Theory: Etiology of Tuberculosis
c. 1905 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

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Rober Koch

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discovered penicillin

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Alexander Flemming

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existing or being everywhere at the same time.

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Ubiquitous

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a case of an interspecies balance of microbiota community.

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Eubiosis

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a disturbance of eubiosis that could cause infectious and non-infectious diseases.

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Dysbiosis

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destroy or kill microorganisms

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Bactericidal

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prohibit or stop the growth of microorganisms

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bacteriostatic

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use of physical or chemical agents to kill pathogens on living tissues.

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Antisepsis

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treatment of inanimate objects or surfaces to make them safe to handle or use.

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Decontamination

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use of physical or chemical agents to kill vegetated bacteria and other microbes except endospores.

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Disinfection

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reduction of microbial counts acceptable levels of public health standards

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Sanitation

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process of destroying of all living organisms and viruses; complete removal or destruction of all microbes including endospores

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Sterilization

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● could inhibit cell wall synthesis or directly damage the proteins or nucleic acids ● could disrupt cytoplasmic membrane ● some could alter the membrane function ● must be regulated or controlled to maximize their use and purpose.

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Antimicrobial Agents

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produced by microorganisms that kill or inhibit other microorganisms.

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Origin: Natural

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molecules produced by microbes that are subsequently modified to enhance their antimicrobial properties or to render them unique for a pharmaceutical patent

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Origin: Semi-synthetic

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antibiotics effective against prokaryotes which kill or inhibit a wide range of gram-positive or gram-negative bacteria.

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Efficiency: Broad Spectrum

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antibiotics effective against prokaryotes which kill or inhibit specific families of bacteria.

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Efficiency: Narrow Spectrum

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against a prokaryote which kills or inhibits a single organism

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Efficiency: Limited Spectrum