Introduction to microbiology chapter 1 LECTURE 1 Flashcards
what is Microbia?
Microscopic organisms
Microbes are Microscopic organisms that exist as either ______________,________________, or multicellular relatively complex organisms.
1) Unicellular 2) cell clusters
Malaria is caused by ________________
protozoa
helminthes is a ________________, ( eggs are _____________)
1) parasitic worm ( can find in Poop and Anus ) 2)microscopic
Microbes are everywhere ( ___________ ), we have __X microbial cells than ____________
1) Ubiquitous 2)10 3) Human cells
Aseptic technique means _____________________
Without contamination
A lot of ____________ comes from microbes.
Antibiotics ( and medicine)
” Cold temperature stops microbial growth “ is not necessarily true because _____________ is found in Ice-Cream.
Listeria
GOOD SIDES OF BACTERIA List some of the stuff is used in?
1) Bread 2) cheese 3) Wine & Alcohol in general 4) Vinegar 5) MEDICINE 4) ANTIBIOTICS
Majority of human diseases is caused by ______________
Bacteria
_________________ causes diseases such as plague, tuberculosis and anthrax.
Pathogenic Bacteria “ can be deadly (NOTE not all bacteria are pathogenic)
Biofilms are Microbial communities that are _____________ to ______________.
1) difficult 2) destroy
septicemia is found in __________
blood ( very popular in the united states )
Microbes entire life cycle can be ______________ or just some stages. Example is _____________?
1) Microscopic 2)Helminths
what are the 6 major types of Microbes?
1) Bacteria 2)Archaea 3)Fungi 4)Protozoa 5)Algae ( not disease causing ) 6)Viruses