Intro to MicroPara

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specialized area of biology that deals with living things ordinarily too small to be seen without MAGNIFICATION / MICROSCOPE

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MICROBIOLOGY

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greek word that means small, minute, or tiny

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micros

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greek word that means life or living organisms

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bios

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greek word that means “science of” or “study of”

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logos

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study of the organisms (parasites = protozoa & helminths pathogens)

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parasitology

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organisms that obtains food and other requirements at the expense of host

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parasites

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it is the study and medical implications of parasites that infect humans

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medical parasitology

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dominant organisms on earth (2.5 x 10^30 many organisms in the planet) ; oldest organism (3.7 billion y/o)

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microorganism / microscopic organisms

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organisms that are included in microorganisms

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bacteria, protozoa, algae, fungi

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two types of microbes

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acellular infectious agents and cellular microorganisms

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two types of cellular microorganisms

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prokaryotes and eukaryotes

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2 organisms in prokaryotes

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bacteria and archaeans

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3 organisms included in eukaryotes

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fungi, algae, protozoa

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types of acellular infectious agents

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virus and prions

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they are parasitic, protein-coated elements, and are dependent on their host thus can cause harm on host

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virus

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3 types of virus

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bacteriphage, adenovirus, human immunodeficiency virus

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it is an infectious particle made up of misfolded proteins; can trigger normal proteins in brain to fold abnormally

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prion

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study of bacteria

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bacteriology

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study of algae

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phycology

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study of fungi

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mycology

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study of helminths (worms - parasitic)

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helminthology

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study of virus

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virology

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study of protozoa

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protozoology

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study of pathogens, the disease they cause, and body’s defenses against the pathogens

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medical microbiology

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it is also called medical ecology; main goal is to monitor and control the spread of viruses in communities

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public health microbiology and epidemiology

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study of complex web of immune responses to infection

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immunology

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study of autoimmunity and hypersensitivity (e.g allergy)

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immunology

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study of microbes in their natural habitats; relationship between microbe & environment

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microbial ecology / environmental microbiology

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study of the practical uses of the microbes in food processing, industrial production, biotechnology

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industrial / applied microbiology

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processing and disposal of garbage. and sewage wastes, and purification and processing of water

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sanitary

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includes any processes in which humans use the metabolism of living thigs to arrive at a desired product

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biotechnology

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involved with the relationship between crops and microbes, with an emphasis on impoving yields and combating plant diseases

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agriculturalcan a

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also deals with microbiology of soil fertility

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agricultural

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study of microorganisms which inhabit, create, or contaminate food; using microbes to produce foods

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food

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study of role of microbes in veterinary medicine of animal taxonomy

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veterinary

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infectious diseases of humans from animal sources

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zoonoses

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study of how microbial cell functjions biochemically; study of how genes are organized and regulated in the microbs in relation to their cellular ba

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microbial physiology and genetics

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involves techniques that deliberately alter the genetic makeup of organisms to mass-produce certain products, create new substances, and develop unique organisms

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genetic engineering and recombinant DNA technology

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role of microbes in the crust

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geomicrobiology

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microbes in oceans & smallest inhabitants

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marine microbiology

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potential for microbial life in space

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astromicrobiology

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collective term for microorganisms in the body

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microflora/microbiota

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term called for dead/decaying organism; decomposition of dead organisms and waste products of living organisms

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decomposers/saphrophytes

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decomposing industrial waste (such as oil spill)

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bioremediation

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collected term for organisms in ocean

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plankton

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microorganism that is an indigenous flora and gives us vit. k & b1 that can help in aiding digestion

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Escherichia coli

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substances produced by microorganisms effective in killing/inhibiting the growth of other microorganism

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antibiotics

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2 categories of disease

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microbial intoxication and infectious disease

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pathogen colonizes body (host)

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infectious disease

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ingestion of toxin produced by microorganism

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microbial intoxication

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what does know thy enemies mean?q

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know the cause, source, how (transmitted), how (protect)