Lesson 2 Flashcards
The first person to see live bacteria and protozoa
Anton Van Leeuwenhoek
Anton van Leeuwenhoek is known for
Father of Microbiology
Father of Bacteriology
Father Protozoology
Single lens microscope
Simple microscope
Anton called tiny living creatures as
Animalcules
The that life can arise spontaneously from non-living material
Abiogenesis
Theory of spontaneous generation
Abiogenesis
Idea that proved life can only arise from pre-existing life
Biogenesis
Who proposed biogenesis
Rudolf Virchow
He discovered what occurs during alcoholic fermentation
Louis Pasteur
Organism that requires oxygen
Aerobes
Organisms that do not require oxygen
Anaerobes
He developed pasteurization
Louis Pasteur
A way to kill microbes that were causing wine to spoil
Pasteurization
He developed vaccines to prevent chicken cholera, anthrax, and swine
Louis Pasteur
He developed vaccine to prevent rabies
Louis Pasteur
He discovered the B. Anthracis
Robert Koch
He developed methods of cultivating bacteria on solid media
Robert koch
A flat glass dish used to culture bacteria on solid media
Petri dish
A polysaccharide obtained from seaweed
Agar
He discovered the bacterium that cause tuberculosis and the bacteria that causes cholera
Robert Koch
A protein developed derived from M. Tuberculosis
Tuberculin
Who invented petri dish
R.J. Petri
Scientist who studies microbes
Microbiologist
A scientist who specializes in the study of the structures, functions,and activities of bacteria
Bacteriologist
A scientist who studies the various types of algae
Phycologist
A scientist who studies fungi
Mycologist
A scientist who studies protozoa
Protozoologist
An excellent career field for individuals having interests in medicine and microbiology
Medical microbiology
Concerned with the laboratory diagnosis of infectious diseases of humans
Clinical microbiology or diagnostic microbiology
Are used to express the size of microbes
Metric units
The basic unit of length in the metric system
Meter
Optical instrument that is used to observe tiny objects, often objects that cannot be seen at all with the unaided human eye (the naked eye)
Microscope
A microscope containing ONE magnifying lens
Simple microscope
Microscope that contains more than one magnifying lens
Compound microscope
It use an electron beam as a source of illumination and magnets to focus the beam
Electron microscope
