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Introduction to Microbiology Flashcards

1
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Study of microorganisms

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Microbiology

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2
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Study of parasites

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Parasitology

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3
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Too small to be seen with the naked eye, except in large groups

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Organism

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4
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The process of using microbes to remove toxins

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Bioremediation

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5
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Prevent other microorganisms to enter the body

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Normal flora

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6
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Proposed the Cell Theory

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Robert Hooke

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7
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Observed cork with crude microscope

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Robert Hooke

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8
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Claimed that all living things are composed of cells

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Robert Hooke

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Theory that states that some forms of life could arise spontaneously from non-living matter

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Spontaneous Generation

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10
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First observed live microorganisms

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Antoni van Leeuwenhoek

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11
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Leeuwenhoek’s term for microorganisms

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Animalcules

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Formulated the Cell Theory stating that cells are the fundamental units of life and carry out all the basic functions of living things

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Schleiden and Schwann

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13
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Finally disproved the spontaneous generation

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Louis Pasteur

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14
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Process of heating liquid enough to kill spoilage bacteria

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Pasteurization

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15
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Proposed the Germ Theory of Disease

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Louis Pasteur

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16
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Proposed aseptic technique

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Louis Pasteur

17
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A technique used to prevent contamination by unwanted microbes

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Aseptic technique

18
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Used phenol to disinfect wounds

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Joseph Lister

19
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First to establish aseptic technique in surgery

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Joseph Lister

20
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Proposed the Germ Theory

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Robert Koch

21
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Identified microbes that caused anthrax

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Robert Koch

22
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Developed microbiological media and streak plates for pure culture

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Robert Koch

23
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Study of bacteria

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Bacteriology

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Study of fungi

25
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Study of immunity

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Immunology

26
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Developed vaccination

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Edward Jenner

27
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Discovered phagocytes

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Metchnikoff

28
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Theory of immunity

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Paul Ehrlich

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Study of viruses

30
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Discovered intracellular reproduction of tobacco mosaic virus

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Beirjerninck

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Coined the term “virus”

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Beirjerninck

32
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Study of protozoa and parasitic worms

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Parasitology

33
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Treatment of disease by using chemical means

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Chemotherapy

34
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Used arsenic compounds to fight disease

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Paul Ehrlich

35
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Discovered penicillin

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Alexander Fleming

36
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Discovered streptomycin

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Selman Waksman

37
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Mechanism by which microbes inherit genes

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Microbial genetics

38
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Study of the structure and function of genes

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Molecular biology

39
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Process of inserting a missing gene or replacing a defective one in human cells

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Gene therapy

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