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Introduction to Microbiolog Flashcards

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1
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Microbiology?

A

Study of microorganisms, unseen world of living

things

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  • Either an animal, vegetable or mineral
  • Minute living things too small to be seen with the naked eye

-Includes, bacteria, fungi (yeast and molds), protozoa, microscopic
algae, viruses

A

Microbes/Microorganisms

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Under Microbes?

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Acellular
infectious agents and Cellular
microorganisms

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Examples of Acellular

infectious agents?

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(Prions, Viruses)

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5
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Under Cellular

microorganisms? And their examples?

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Prokaryotes (Archae,
Bacteria) and Eukaryotes
(Algae, Fungi,
Protozoa)

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6
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“Father of

Microbiology”

A

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek

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Pioneer of microscope.

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Antonie van Leeuwenhoek

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Leeuwenhoek called creatures?

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“animalcules”

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9
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Coined the term “cell

A

Robert Hooke

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Robert Hooke published the book called ?

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Micrographia

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Pioneer of the Cell Theory.

A

Robert Hooke

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The Theory of
Spontaneous Generation
or the idea that life can arise spontaneously from nonliving material

A

Abiogenesis

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13
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Who did an

experiment to disprove the theory of spontaneous generation?

A

Francesco Redi

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14
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Introduced the term “aerobes”.

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Louis Pasteur

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15
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Developed the process of pasteurization.

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Louis Pasteur

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Formulated rabies vaccine.

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Louis Pasteur

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He proved that microbes can cause diseases through series
of steps called Koch’s
postulates.

A

Robert Koch

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18
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The pioneer of microbial fixing and

staining.

A

Robert Koch

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19
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He developed methods of

cultivating bacteria with the help of R.J. Petri.

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Robert Koch

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20
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The microorganism must be found in abundance in all organisms suffering from the disease,
but should not be found in ________animals.

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healthy

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The microorganism must be isolated from a _____ and grown in pure culture.

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diseased organism

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The _________should cause disease when introduced into a healthy organism.

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cultured microorganism

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23
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The microorganism must be ____________, diseased experimental host
and identified as being identical to the original specific causative agent.

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re-isolated from the inoculated

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PIONEER

Fermentation

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Pasteur

25
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PIONEER

Disproved spontaneous generation

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Pasteur

26
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PIONEER

Pasteurization

A

Pasteur

27
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PIONEER

Aseptic Surgery

A

Lister

28
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PIONEER

Germ Theory

A

Koch

29
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PIONEER

Discovery of Neisseria gonorrhoea

A

Neisser

30
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PIONEER
Pure culture
Yellow fever

A

Koch

Finlay

31
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PIONEER
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Formulation of Agar medium

A

Koch

Hess

32
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PIONEER

Vibrio cholerae

A

Koch

33
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PIONEER
Phagocytosis
Gram-staining
Escherichia coli

A

Metchnikoff
Gram
Escherich

34
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PIONEER

Invention of Petri dish

A

Petri

35
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PIONEER

Clostridium tetani

A

Kitasato

36
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PIONEER
Diphteria antitoxin
Theory of Immunity

A

Von Bering

Ehrlich

37
Q

PIONEER

Sulfur Cycle

A

Winogradsky

38
Q

PIONEER

Shigella dysenteriae

A

Shiga

39
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PIONEER

Syphilis treatment

A

Ehrlich

40
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PIONEER

Discovery of Penicillin

A

Fleming

41
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PIONEER

Discovery of Neisseria gonorrhoea

A

Neisser

42
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The study of the structure, functions, and activities of bacteria.

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Bacteriology

43
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The study of the structure, functions, and activities of algae

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Phycology

44
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The study of the structure, functions, and activities of protozoans

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Protozoology

45
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The study of the structure, functions, and activities of fungi

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Mycology

46
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The study of the structure, functions, and activities of viruses

A

Virology

47
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8 Disciplines of Microbiology

A
  • Agricultural
  • Biotechnology/Industrial
  • Medical
  • Microbial Physiology
  • Veterinary Microbiology
  • Sanitary Microbiology
  • Paleomicrobiology
  • Parasitology
48
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  • Soil formation and fertility
  • Carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus and sulfur cycles
  • Diseases of plants
  • Digestive processes of cows and other ruminants
  • Crops and food production
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Agricultural Microbiology

49
Q

 biopolymers
 bioremediation
 waste biotreatment
 fermentation

A

Biotechnology (Industrial Microbiology)

50
Q

Study of pathogenic microbes

and the role of microbes in human illness

A

Medical microbiology

51
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 epidemiology
 transmission of diseases
 treatment of infectious diseases
 disease prevention measures
 aseptic techniques
 immunology
 production of drug
A

Medical microbiology

52
Q

Study of how the microbial cell

functions biochemically.

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Microbial Physiology

53
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 Microbial growth
 Microbial metabolism
 Microbial cell structure

A

Microbial Physiology

54
Q

Role of microbes in

veterinary medicine or animal taxonomy

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Veterinary Microbiology

55
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Processing and disposal of

garbage and sewage wastes.

A

Sanitary Microbiology

56
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The study of ancient microbes

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Paleomicrobiology

57
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Study of microorganisms that live on

or in another living organisms

A

Parasitology

58
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 Parasitic protozoa
 Helminths (parasitic worms)
 Arthropods (parasitic insects)

A

Parasitology

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