microbiology 3 Flashcards
two types of microbes
Acellular Infectious Agents
Cellular Microorganism
types of acellular Infectious Agents
- Virus
- Prions
types of Cellular Microorganism
Prokaryotes
Eukaryotes
disease-causing microorganisms
PATHOGENS
example of Prokaryotes
- Archaea
- Bacteria
example of Eukaryotes:
- Algae
- Fungi
- Protozoa
does not cause microorganisms
NONPATHOGENS
microbes that live on and in the human body
INDIGENOUS MICROBIOTA
inhabit our bodies but do not cause disease under ordinary condition.
OPPORTUNISTIC PATHOGENS
microbes involved in decomposition of dead organisms and waste products of living organisms
SAPROPHYTES
– microscopic organisms in the ocean
– serve as the starting point of many food chains
PLANKTON
- Pathogen colonizes the body
- Pathogen causes a disease
- Example: COVID 19
INFECTIOUS DISEASE
Two major categories caused by Microbes:
Infectious disease
Microbial intoxication
- first person to see live bacteria (animacules)
– father of microbiology
– made single lens microscopes
ANTON VAN LEEUWENHOEK
- Pathogen produces toxin in vitro
- Person ingests the toxic which caused the disease
- Example: staphylococcal food
poisoning
MICROBIAL INTOXICATION
- French chemist and pharmacist
– discovered fermentation and connection between microorganism and food spoilage
– “Father of Immunology” discovered vaccines for anthrax and rabies
LOUIS PASTEUR
first coined the term “cell” – used cork as specimen
ROBERT HOOKE
used to kill pathogens in many types of liquids without killing other non pathogenic microbes
Pasteurization
- discovered the first vaccine for “smallpox”from cow pox
- vaccine from “vacca” meaning cow
EDWARD JENNER
develop pure culture technique
ROBERT KOCH
disease causation process(proving)
koch’s Postulate
first discovered the antibiotic penicillin from Penicillin notatum (mold)
ALEXANDER FLEMING
- “Father of Chemotherapy”
– discovered the first chemotherapeutic agent salvarsan/ arsphenamin/compound 606
(used to treat syphilis)
PAUL ERLICH
– “Father of Antiseptic surgery”
- discovered salmonella
JOSEPH LISTER