Introduction to Microbiology Flashcards

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study of MICROORGANISM /

MICROBES

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Microbiology

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small organisms that can not

be seen by the naked eye

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Microbiology

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microbes that cause diseases

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Pathogens

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microbes that do not cause

disease

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Nonpathogens

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5
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microbes that live on and in the human body

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Indigenous microbiota

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do not cause disease under ordinary conditions

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Opportunistic pathogens

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study of viruses

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virology

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study of bacteria

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bacteriology

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study of fungi

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mycology

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study of protozoa

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protozoology

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study of algae

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phycology

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12
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discovered microscope

“ Cell Theory “

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Robert Hooke

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“ single-lens microscope”

observes accurate description of bacteria, protozoa, fungi

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Anton Von Leeuwenhoek

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discovered smallpox vaccine

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Edward Jenner

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aerobes and anaerobes

Pasteurization

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Louis Pasteur

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antiseptic procedures to prevent “childbirth” fever

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Ignaz Philip Semmelweis

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aseptic surgery

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joseph Lister

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Koch’s postulate

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Robert Koch

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developed the Gram stain technique

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Hans Christian Gram

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developed the Petri dish

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Richard Petri

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Salvarsan

= antibiotic for Syphylis

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Paul Ehrlich

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Penicillin antibiotic from the mold 
Penicillium notatum ( fungi )
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Alexander Fleming