INTRODUCTION TO MICROBIOLOGY Flashcards
Study of organisms that individually are too
small to be seen by the naked eye.
MICROBIOLOGY
study of microorganisms, a large and diverse group of microscopic organisms that exist as single cells or cell clusters; it also includes viruses, which are microscopic but not cellular.
MICROBIOLOGY
- They suggested that a disease was caused by
“invisible living creatures”
ROMAN PHILOSOPHER LUCRETIUS AND GIROLAMO
FRACASTORO
He made the earliest microscopic observations
on bees and weevils using a microscope
probably supplied by Galileo
FRANCESCO STELLUTI
- The first true microbiologist
- The first person to observe and describe microorganisms accurately
- He discovered animalcules
- He used his self-made single lens microscope
with 50-300x magnification
ANTON VAN LEEUWENHOEK
Simpler invertebrates could arise from
spontaneous generation
ARISTOTLE
- In 1668, he demonstrated that maggots do not arise spontaneously from decaying meat
- His results were a serious blow to the long-held belief that large forms of life could arise from non-life.
FRANCESCO REDI
- He observed that boiled mutton broth (tightly
sealed) eventually became cloudy with
microorganisms. - He proposed that organic matter possessed a
vital force that could give rise to life.
JOHN NEEDHAM
- He improved the previous experiments of
Needham by using sealed boiled water and
seeds - He observed that no growth took place as long
as the flasks remained sealed
LAZZARO SPALLANZI
- Living cells can rise only from preexisting living
cells.
BIOGENESIS
- He challenged spontaneous generation with
the concept of biogenesis
RUDOLF VIRCHOW
- He challenged spontaneous generation with
the concept of biogenesis
RUDOLF VIRCHOW
He observed that no growth occurred in a
flask containing nutrient solution after
allowing air to pass through a red-hot tube.
THEODORE SCHWANN
- Observed that no growth occurred after
allowing air to pass through sterile cotton
wool placed in a flask of heat-sterilized
medium.
GOERG FRIEDRICH SCHRODER AND THEODORE VON DUSCH
- He resolved the issue of spontaneous
generation
LOUIS PASTEUR
- He stated that microorganisms are indeed present in the air and can contaminate seemingly sterile solutions, however the air itself does not create microbes.
LOUIS PASTEUR
- He showed that microorganisms can be present in non-living matter.
LOUIS PASTEUR
- He started that microbial life can be destroyed by heat (basis of the aseptic technique)
LOUIS PASTEUR
- He provided evidence that microorganisms cannot originate from mystical forces present in nonliving materials
form of sterilization for
three consecutive days.
Tyndallization
He showed that dust carry germs which
contaminates sterile broth.
JOHN TYNDALL
He showed that dust carry germs which
contaminates sterile broth.
JOHN TYNDALL
Stated that yeast cells were responsible for the conversion of sugars to alcohol, however he said that fermentation was not due to microorganisms but to a chemical instability that converted sugars to alcohol
THEODORE SCHWANN
described that certain microorganisms
known as “yeast” converts sugar to alcohol in the absence of air
Pasteur