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1
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two types of microbes

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Acellular Infectious Agents
Cellular Microorganism

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types of acellular Infectious Agents

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  1. Virus
  2. Prions
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3
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types of Cellular Microorganism

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Prokaryotes
Eukaryotes

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disease-causing microorganisms

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PATHOGENS

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example of Prokaryotes

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  1. Archaea
  2. Bacteria
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example of Eukaryotes:

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  1. Algae
  2. Fungi
  3. Protozoa
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5
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does not cause microorganisms

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NONPATHOGENS

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microbes that live on and in the human body

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INDIGENOUS MICROBIOTA

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7
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inhabit our bodies but do not cause disease under ordinary condition.

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OPPORTUNISTIC PATHOGENS

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8
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microbes involved in decomposition of dead organisms and waste products of living organisms

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SAPROPHYTES

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– microscopic organisms in the ocean
– serve as the starting point of many food chains

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PLANKTON

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  • Pathogen colonizes the body
  • Pathogen causes a disease
  • Example: COVID 19
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INFECTIOUS DISEASE

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10
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Two major categories caused by Microbes:

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Infectious disease
Microbial intoxication

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  • first person to see live bacteria (animacules)
    – father of microbiology
    – made single lens microscopes
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ANTON VAN LEEUWENHOEK

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  • Pathogen produces toxin in vitro
  • Person ingests the toxic which caused the disease
  • Example: staphylococcal food
    poisoning
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MICROBIAL INTOXICATION

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13
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  • French chemist and pharmacist
    – discovered fermentation and connection between microorganism and food spoilage
    – “Father of Immunology” discovered vaccines for anthrax and rabies
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LOUIS PASTEUR

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13
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first coined the term “cell” – used cork as specimen

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ROBERT HOOKE

14
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used to kill pathogens in many types of liquids without killing other non pathogenic microbes

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Pasteurization

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  • discovered the first vaccine for “smallpox”from cow pox
  • vaccine from “vacca” meaning cow
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EDWARD JENNER

15
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develop pure culture technique

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ROBERT KOCH

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disease causation process(proving)

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koch’s Postulate

17
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first discovered the antibiotic penicillin from Penicillin notatum (mold)

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ALEXANDER FLEMING

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  • “Father of Chemotherapy”
    – discovered the first chemotherapeutic agent salvarsan/ arsphenamin/compound 606
    (used to treat syphilis)
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PAUL ERLICH

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– “Father of Antiseptic surgery”
- discovered salmonella

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JOSEPH LISTER

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discovered the Petri dish

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RICHARD J. PETRI

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– discovered “agar”
- wife of Koch’s colleague, suggested the use of agar as solidifying agent

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FRAU HESSE

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Father of Taxonomy

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LINNAEUS

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discovered 5 kingdom system

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ROBERT WHITTAKER

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discovered 5 kingdom system by ROBERT WHITTAKER

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a. plantae
b. animalia
c. protista
d. fungi
e. monera (bacteria)

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science that deals with naming, describing and classification of all living organisms including plants.

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TAXONOMY

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Three separate areas:

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a. Classification
b. Nomenclature
c. Identification

25
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is the arrangement of organisms into taxonomic groups on the basis of similarities or relationships

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Classification

26
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taxonomic group of any rank

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taxa

26
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is the assignment of names to the various taxa according to international rules

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Nomenclature

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is the process of determining whether an isolate belong to one of the established named taxa or represents a previously unidentified species.

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Identification

28
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method of giving each species a name consisting of two words

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BINOMIAL NOMENCLATURE

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two types in need for BINOMIAL NOMENCLATURE

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species
letter

30
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usually expressed in micrometers

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BACTERIA and PROTOZOA

31
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usually expressed in nanometers

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VIRUSES

32
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is one of the smallest viruses that infect

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POLIOVIRUS

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